1. Robert E. Mechanic ( ) is a senior fellow at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, in Waltham, Massachusetts.
2. Palmira Santos is a senior research and policy analyst at the Heller School.
3. Bruce E. Landon is an associate professor in the Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, in Boston, Massachusetts.
4. Michael E. Chernew is a professor in the Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School.