"Combatting the Opioid Crisis and Improving Mental Health Care in America" Faculty-Chat with Richard Frank, PhD

March 8, 2017
Frank

WHEN: Thursday, March 15, 12:00pm-1:00pm
WHERE: Goldenson Building 422 at Harvard Medical School
HOSTED BY: GSAS Science Policy Group 

Our guest will be Richard Frank, PhD. Dr. Frank is the Margaret T. Morris Professor of Health Economics in the Department of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School. From 2009-2011, he served as the deputy assistant secretary for planning and evaluation at DHHS directing the office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy. From 2013 to 2014, he served as a Special Advisor to the Office of the Secretary at the Department of Health and Human Services and from 2014 to 2016 he served as Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation in the Department of Health and Human Services. His research is focused of the economics of mental health and substance abuse care, long term care financing policy, health care competition, and implementation of health reform and disability policy. 

Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP HERE to let us know whether you can attend so we can make sure to bring enough food!

Contact Kayla Davis (kayladavis@g.harvard.edu) with any questions.