Christopher Whaley

@cwhaley.bsky.social

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Health economics, health policy, and pools

https://vivo.brown.edu/display/cmwhaley
https://cahpr.sph.brown.edu/

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AEA Journals @aeajournals.bsky.social · 11d

Forthcoming in the AER: "Raising the Stakes: Physician Facility Investments and Provider Agency" by Elizabeth L. Munnich, Michael R. Richards, Christopher M. Whaley, and Xiaoxi Zhao. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

Raising the Stakes: Physician Facility Investments and Provider Agency

(Forthcoming Article) - Principal-agent problems often extend beyond what can be directly addressed through conventional incentive arrangements. We examine a context where physicians are likely under-...

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Brown University School of Public Health @brownpublichealth.bsky.social · 20d

“In general, we find that there’s really not a strong relationship between price and quality,” CAHPR Professor @cwhaley.bsky.social says. “And in many cases… providers who are much more affordable have higher quality.”

A colonoscopy costs nearly eight times more at one RI hospital than another. Why?

Should a colonoscopy cost nearly eight times more at one hospital than another? Why hospital pricing is less about quality and more about market power.

www.providencejournal.com

Christopher Whaley @cwhaley.bsky.social · 21d

Congrats and well deserved!!

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NBER @nber.org · 23d

Hospitals experience productivity and revenue gains after investing in surgical training programs, from Michael R. Richards, Jonathan Seward, and @cwhaley.bsky.social www.nber.org/papers/w34365

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John Mullahy @johnmullahy.bsky.social · Sep 29

Great opportunity. Great colleagues. (Note: Oct. 24 application deadline)

www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....

Christopher Whaley @cwhaley.bsky.social · Aug 8

Summer trip back to where it began! Glad to never have to do 10x400 LCM again!

Christopher Whaley @cwhaley.bsky.social · Jun 26

But what if hackers steal that link and somehow do all of my referee reports for me???

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Adrianna McIntyre @adrianna.bsky.social · Jun 10

2013 called and wants this stupid "debate" back

Oregon Medicaid – Power problems are important | The Incidental Economist

This is a joint post by Aaron Carroll and Austin Frakt. This is part of our continuing coverage of the new Oregon Medicaid study paper. Prior posts are here: Post 1, Post 2, Post 3. More are forthcomi...

theincidentaleconomist.com

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Adrianna McIntyre @adrianna.bsky.social · Sep 24

Reanalyzing OHIE data using more recent methodological innovations (ML causal forests) uncovers blood pressure improvements not identified in the original analysis. #healthpolicy

Study: www.bmj.com/content/386/...

Accompanying editorial: www.bmj.com/content/386/...

Christopher Whaley @cwhaley.bsky.social · Jun 10

@mfcannon.bsky.social Don't we have good evidence that Medicaid expansions do improve health? Example: academic.oup.com/qje/article-...

Medicaid and Mortality: New Evidence From Linked Survey and Administrative Data*

Abstract. We use large-scale federal survey data linked to administrative death records to investigate the relationship between Medicaid enrollment and mor

academic.oup.com

Reposted by Joseph S. Ross, Christopher Whaley

JAMA @jama.com · Jun 5

Health care employment growth decreased amid the COVID-19 pandemic but fully recovered by 2024.

#ARM25

https://ja.ma/4kvYjaL

Figure. Actual vs Predicted Trends in Employment Levels, 2016-2024

Reposted by Michael Barnett, Christopher Whaley, Sarah Burgard

Nora Becker @norabeckermd.bsky.social · May 16

Are you a researcher with an AHRQ grant that has been disrupted? This includes terminated grants and grants that have been submitted but not reviewed/scored/funded as would normally be expected.

If so, AcademyHealth is collecting these stories and wants to hear from you. DM me and I’ll connect you.

Christopher Whaley @cwhaley.bsky.social · May 9

It is amazing how much nicer NYC is with fewer cars.

Christopher Whaley @cwhaley.bsky.social · May 7

Third day at Wilson this year! Great AM set. A crowded pool is a sign of a popular pool!

Christopher Whaley @cwhaley.bsky.social · Apr 30

First day of long course at KMCAC. One of the best days of the year! 5k LC METERS to celebrate.

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Milbank Memorial Fund & The Milbank Quarterly @milbankfund.bsky.social · Apr 29

In a new issue brief, researchers from @brownpublichealth.bsky.social Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research examine the impact of management service organizations (MSOs) on health care delivery/market consolidation, & the regulatory gaps that allow them to operate w/ minimal oversight

The Corporate Backdoor to Medicine: How MSOs Are Reshaping Physician Practices | Milbank Memorial Fund

Private equity firms, insurance companies, and other corporate entities are using MSOs to bypass state prohibitions on the corporate practice of medicine, allowing large corporations to functionally o...

www.milbank.org

Christopher Whaley @cwhaley.bsky.social · Apr 25

I guess the story doesn't hold water 😀

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NIHCM @nihcm.bsky.social · Apr 24

Yashaswini Singh, Geronimo Bejarano Cardenas, Hamid Torabzadeh, Christopher Whaley, and Durga Borkar publish a new Health Affairs study on the effects of private equity on ophthalmology.

Read for more information on this #NIHCM-supported research: bit.ly/449EwbU | @yashaswini.bsky.social

Christopher Whaley @cwhaley.bsky.social · Apr 24

@michaelvpina.bsky.social Did Jokic play water polo growing up (huge in Eastern Europe)? Much of the passing from the nail game is similar to water polo actions.

Christopher Whaley @cwhaley.bsky.social · Apr 17

Back at Wilson pool in DC for an early 3k!

Christopher Whaley @cwhaley.bsky.social · Apr 1

really sorry to hear. A huge loss for those who want the US health care system to operate efficiently.

Christopher Whaley @cwhaley.bsky.social · Mar 27

Great early swim with Nashville Masters with gold medalists and WR holders in attendance!! Looking forward to returning for ASHE in June 🏊‍♂️

Christopher Whaley @cwhaley.bsky.social · Mar 14

As we face high likelihoods of future pandemics, I think it is critical that we maintain vaccine infrastructure and preparation. We learned during COVID that getting safe and effective vaccines out quickly is our best policy response.

Reposted by Kathryn A. Phillips

Christopher Whaley @cwhaley.bsky.social · Mar 14

We estimate in the first few months, 140,000 lives saved in the US and over 2 million internationally. Lives saved have huge economic impacts, with about $1 trillion in US economic benefit at $6.5 trillion internationally.

www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10....

and www.nber.org/papers/w31812

Vaccinations Against COVID-19 May Have Averted Up To 140,000 Deaths In The United States | Health Affairs Journal

COVID-19 vaccination campaigns continue in the United States, with the expectation that vaccines will slow transmission of the virus, save lives, and enable a return to normal life in due course. Howe...

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Christopher Whaley @cwhaley.bsky.social · Mar 14

Five years after the COVID pandemic, we know many policies didn't work well. However, the one policy that was an absolute success is the rapid development and roll-out of COVID vaccines through Operation Warp Speed in the US and a host of international efforts:

www.yahoo.com/news/why-res...

Why researchers are sure that the COVID vaccine saved millions of lives

As the world marks the fifth anniversary of the start of the coronavirus pandemic, one question has persisted: How many lives have COVID vaccines helped save?

www.yahoo.com

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USC Schaeffer @schaeffer.usc.edu · Mar 10

Five years after #COVID upended daily life and claimed 1.2M American lives, what have we learned?

Neeraj Sood, head of Schaeffer's COVID initiative, breaks down which pandemic policies actually worked in this podcast conversation w/@priceschool.usc.edu last year. sites.libsyn.com/503368/which...

PricePod - Public Policy Conversations: Which COVID Policies Worked?

It’s been four years since the COVID-19 pandemic first swept the globe, shutting down schools and businesses and killing more than 1.1 million people in the U.S. alone. In response to the crisis, gove...

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NBER @nber.org · Mar 9

Renters in more regulated counties experienced higher housing expense inflation, greater financial difficulty paying bills, and increased purchase of low-cost beers, from Virat Agrawal, Richard K. Green, Neeraj Sood, and @cwhaley.bsky.social https://www.nber.org/papers/w33534