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Christopher M Whaley is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Services, Policy and Practice at Brown University's School of Public Health. He serves as Associate Director of the Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research. His research focuses on healthcare price transparency, market structure, and policy interventions, with findings featured in major media outlets and presented to U.S. Congress, state legislatures, and federal agencies like the FTC and CBO.
Whaley holds a PhD in Health Economics from the University of California, Berkeley (2015) and a BA from the University of Chicago (2008). His work examines how market consolidation, private equity involvement, and payment policies affect healthcare costs and access. Recent studies address hospital price caps, telehealth utilization during the pandemic, and the impact of physician practice acquisitions on surgical access.
Key research themes include analyzing hospital merger effects, evaluating state-level price transparency laws, and investigating private equity's role in healthcare sectors. His articles synthesize empirical evidence on topics like emergency department pricing disparities, drug spending under vertical integration, and post-pandemic workforce recovery.
Whaley's policy engagement includes advising on state affordability standards and presenting findings to federal agencies. His work bridges academic research with real-world healthcare system challenges, emphasizing actionable insights for policymakers.
