Gail R. Wilensky (born June 14, 1943) is an American

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who has worked for

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administrations and candidacies.

Life

Wilensky headed Medicare under the first president Bush and works at

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. She received an honorary degree from

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. She received a bachelor's degree in psychology and a PhD in economics at the University of Michigan. She currently serves as an external advisory board member for the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Health Incentives & Behavioral Economics (CHIBE).

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External links

GailWilensky.com
* 1943 births Living people 21st-century American economists Health economists 20th-century American Jews University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts alumni 21st-century American Jews Members of the National Academy of Medicine {{US-economist-stub