An overview of the significance of the Seema S. Sonnad Emerging Leader in Managed Care Research Award and why the early career achievements of this year's recipient, Christopher M. Whaley, PhD, in the field of managed care deserved recognition.
Co-editors-in-chief of The American Journal of Managed Care, Michael E. Chernew, PhD, and A. Mark Fendrick, MD, discuss the significance of the Seema S. Sonnad Emerging Leader in Managed Care Research Award and why the early career achievements of this year's recipient, Christopher M. Whaley, PhD, in the field of managed care deserved recognition. Whaley and his nominator Neeraj Sood, PhD, provide added thoughts on the award.
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