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Chris Whaley

Christopher M. Whaley Ph.D.

Associate Director for the Center for Advancing Health Policy Through Research, Markets and Competition Lab Lead, Associate Professor of Health Services, Policy & Practice
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Christopher Whaley is an Associate Professor of Health Services, Policy, and Practice at the Brown University School of Public Health, having joined from the RAND Corporation, where he remains a health economist. His research focuses on health care price transparency and market structure and has been published widely and featured in outlets including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and CNN, with findings cited in state and federal policymaking.

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