Stephen T. Parente

In April 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Parente to be the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation in the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The position requires confirmation by the U.S. Senate. His nomination was eventually withdrawn.

He has managed as principal investigator a grant portfolio of over $8 million in grants and contracts. In addition to health insurance, his funded research at the University of Minnesota has focused on medical care productivity, Medicare reform, health care e-commerce, and the national impact on health information technology on productivity and cost. In particular, his research predicted the premium increases associated with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010.

He previously served as a Legislative Fellow for Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) and a senior health policy advisor to the 2008 presidential campaign of Sen. John McCain (R-AZ).

He received his Ph.D. in health care finance in 1995 from Johns Hopkins University, his M.P.H. in 1989 from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, his M.S. in public policy analysis in 1988, and his B.S. in 1987 from the University of Rochester.

Stephen T. Parente (born 1965) is an American health economist. He currently serves as a Professor of Finance and the Minnesota Insurance Industry Chair at the Carlson School of Management and Finance at the University of Minnesota. In April 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Parente to be Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation in the United States Department of Health and Human Services.