Margaret Morris Professor of Health Economics, Harvard Medical School
Richard G. Frank is the Margaret T. Morris Professor of Health Economics at Harvard Medical School and a Research Associate with the National Bureau of Economic Research. He advises several state mental health and substance abuse agencies on issues related to managed care and financing of care, and his work on drug pricing and mental health services has earned him multiple prizes.
Full audio from the event Health Care Reconsidered: Options for Change Part One: Affordability and Effectiveness
The Project held the first of a two-part series focused on making health care more affordable while improving its effectiveness. The event featured panel discuss on the challenges of providing affordable quality health care and specific health policy recommendations.
This paper proposes a series of reforms to address the challenges facing Medicare’s Part D prescription drug benefit. These reforms include creating a standardized set of plans, increasing competition, and lowering prices paid for drugs.
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