Richard G. Frank, Ph.D., is the Margaret T. Morris Professor of Health Economics in the Department of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School. He is also a Research Associate with the National Bureau of Economic Research. His research deals with three general areas: 1) the economics of mental health care; 2) the economics of the pharmaceutical industry; and 3) the organization and financing of physician group practices. The work is supported by grants from the National Institute of Mental Health, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation, and the National Institute of Drug Abuse. Dr. Frank serves on the Congressional Citizens’ Working Group on Health Care. He advises several state mental health and substance abuse agencies on issues related to managed care and financing of care. In 1997, Dr. Frank was elected to the Institute of Medicine. He was awarded the Georgescu-Roegen prize from the Southern Economic Association for work on drug pricing, the Carl A. Taube Award from the American Public Health Association, and the Emily Mumford Medal from Columbia University’s Department of Psychiatry. In 2002, Dr Frank received the John Eisenberg Mentorship Award from National Research Service Awards. He holds a BA from Bard College (1974) and a Ph.D. in economics from Boston University (1982). Dr. Frank's resumé can be downloaded by clicking here.

1. New Mexico Transformation Evaluation – Pam, Adelsheim, Brenda, Burnam, Goldman, Isett, Miranda, Morrissey, Frank

2. Social Insurance: Income Supports and Vocational Rehabilitation – Frank, Goldman

1. Better But Not Well – Frank, Glied, with Davis, Goldman and the Network

2. Value and System Cost-Effectiveness: The Treatment of Depression – Frank, Goldman, Arons, Huskamp

1. Behavioral Health Insurance Parity for Federal Employees

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