In this interview, Christopher Whaley, the associate director of the Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research and an associate professor of health services, policy and practice, explains how consumer healthcare spending is used to support the insurance industry as well as to pay for medical care.

The findings of the working paper offer a behind-the-scenes look at what can happen as major health insurers expand into owning and operating physician practices.

This article includes commentary from Associate Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice Christopher Whaley.

A Brown University School of Public Health analysis shows Oregon’s cap on hospital payments for the state employee health plan led to major savings without reducing services, staffing or patient satisfaction.

Associate Professor Christopher Whaley comments on why health care is so expensive in the US and what can be done.