Richard G. Frank

Richard G. Frank is an American healthcare economist and academic, currently serving as the Margaret T. Morris Professor of Health Economics in the Department of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School. Frank had previously served as Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Planning and Evaluation from 2014 to 2016.

Richard Frank
Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Planning and Evaluation
In office 2014–2016
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Sherry Glied
Succeeded by	Vacant
Personal details
Born	Richard Gabriel Frank
Alma mater	Bard College (BA) Boston University (PhD)

Education

Frank earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Bard College and a PhD in Economics from Boston University.[1]

Career

Prior to assuming his position at Harvard Medical School, Frank served as the deputy assistant secretary for planning and evaluation at the United States Department of Health and Human Services, responsible for managing the Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy. From 2013 to 2014, Frank served as a Special Advisor to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius. He was appointed to serve as Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Planning and Evaluation in 2014, succeeding Sherry Glied. He also worked as the editor of the Journal of Health Economics from 2005 to 2014.[2][3][4][5]

References

1. Richard G Frank CV
2. "Richard G. Frank". hcp.hms.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
3. "National Health Policy Forum | Richard G. Frank, PhD". www.nhpf.org. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
4. "Senate Confirms Richard Frank as HHS Assistant Secretary". www.beckershospitalreview.com. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
5. "Archive-It - Biographies of Past HHS Leaders". archive-it.org. Retrieved 2020-05-13.