Richard G. Frank is an American healthcare economist and academic working as the Margaret T. Morris Professor of Health Economics in the Department of Health Care Policy at

Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School (HMS) is the graduate medical school of Harvard University and is located in the Longwood Medical Area of Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1782, HMS is one of the oldest medical schools in the United States and is consi ...

. He was previously

assistant secretary of health and human services for planning and evaluation The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) is the principal advisory group to the United States Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on policy development and provides coordination and supp ...

from 2014 to 2016.

Education

Frank earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from

Bard College Bard College is a private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. The campus overlooks the Hudson River and Catskill Mountains, and is within the Hudson River Historic ...

and a PhD in economics from

Boston University Boston University (BU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but has a historical affiliation with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1839 by Methodists with its original campu ...

Career

Prior to assuming his position at Harvard Medical School, Frank was the deputy assistant secretary for planning and evaluation at the

United States Department of Health and Human Services The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is a cabinet-level executive branch department of the U.S. federal government created to protect the health of all Americans and providing essential human services. Its motto is ...

, responsible for managing the Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy. From 2013 to 2014, he was a special advisor to the

secretary of health and human services The United States secretary of health and human services is the head of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States on all health matters. The secretary is ...

Kathleen Sebelius Kathleen Sebelius (; née Gilligan, born May 15, 1948) is an American businesswoman and politician who served as the 21st United States secretary of Health and Human Services from 2009 until 2014. As Secretary of Health and Human Services, Sebeli ...

. He was appointed to as assistant secretary of health and human services for planning and evaluation in 2014, succeeding

Sherry Glied Sherry A. Glied (born 1961) is a Canadian-American economist, currently serving as the Dean of New York University's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. From 2010 to 2012, she served as Assistant Secretary at the United States Dep ...

. He also worked as the editor of the ''

Journal of Health Economics The ''Journal of Health Economics'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes articles about health economics and related fields concerning human health care and medicine. The journal is published six times annually by Elsevier. The edit ...

'' from 2005 to 2014.
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