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Gail Wilensky

American health economist (1943–2024) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Gail Wilensky
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Gail R. Wilensky (June 14, 1943 – July 11, 2024) was an American health economist who worked for Republican administrations and candidacies.[1][2]

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Life and career

Wilensky headed Medicare under the first president Bush and last worked at Project HOPE.[3] She received an honorary degree from New York Institute of Technology.[4]

Wilensky received a bachelor's degree in psychology and a PhD in economics at the University of Michigan.[5]

Wilensky later served as an external advisory board member for the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Health Incentives & Behavioral Economics (CHIBE).[6]

Wilensky died on July 11, 2024, at the age of 81.[7]

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