About the Authors

Jane J Kim

To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: jkim@hsph.harvard.edu

Affiliation Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Joshua A Salomon

Affiliation Department of Population and International Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Milton C Weinstein

Affiliation Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sue J Goldie

Affiliation Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

All authors contributed to the conception and design of the study, the analysis and interpretation of data, and critically revising the manuscript for important intellectual content. All authors interpreted the results and wrote the report. JJK and SJG developed the epidemiological models and derived costing inputs. JJK, JAS, and MCW developed the integer programming model. JJK completed the technical analysis.