C. Ross Anthony
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Education
Overview
Biography
Ross Anthony leads RAND Health's Global Health Initiative and directs the Palestine Initiative at the RAND Corporation. He has led projects to develop a national health care strategy for Qatar and to analyze how to build a successful, independent Palestinian state. Anthony has more than 20 years of experience and leadership in the health care field at all levels of government. In 2003–04, he was asked to serve on the U.S. Presidential Commission on Improving Health Care Delivery for Our Nation's Veterans, and recently served as a member of the WHO Health Systems Knowledge Network of the World Health Organization's Commission on the Social Determinants of Health. Before joining RAND, Anthony served as vice president and director of the International Health Services Group at the International Planning and Analysis Corporation, an international consulting firm; director of the Office of Development Resources for USAID Europe, overseeing six divisions with responsibility for program design of 15 Eastern European countries, and health programs in the former Soviet Union; and associate administrator for program development at the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA, now CMS), responsible for regulatory policy development and research for Medicare and Medicaid. He also was a Peace Corps volunteer in Nepal; developed and managed a small community health project in remote rural Nepal; and taught economics at the University of Oregon. Anthony earned an M.A. in economic history and an M.A. and Ph.D. in economics from the University of Pennsylvania.
Research Focus
Previous Positions
Vice President and Director of the International Health Services Group, International Planning and Analysis Center; Director, Office of Development Resources for Europe, United States Agency for International Development (USAID); Associate Administrator, Program Development, Health Care Financing Administration; Partner, Health Policy AlternativesRecent Projects
- Creating a successful Palestinian state
- Developing a national health strategy for Qatar
- U.S. presidential task force to improve health care delivery for our nation's veterans
- World Health Organization Commission on Social Determinants of Health
Selected Publications
Seth Jones et al., Securing Health: Lessons from Nation-Building Missions, RAND Corporation (MG-321), 2006
Doug Suisman et al., The Arc: A Formal Structure for a Palestinian State, RAND Corporation (MG-327), 2006
The RAND Palestinian State Study Team, Building a Successful Palestinian State, RAND Corporation (MG-146), 2005
Michael Schoenbaum et al., Health Benefits for Medicare-Eligible Military Retirees: Rationalizing TRICARE for Life, RAND Corporation (TR-118), 2005
C. Ross Anthony and Nicole Lurie, "Global Health Services Research: Challenging the Future," Health Services Research, 39(6)
Recent Media Appearances
Interviews: CNBC; Detroit Free Press; New York Times; Reuters
Commentary: Baltimore Sun; Los Angeles Times; Modern Healthcare
Health & Health Care
Biography
Ross Anthony leads RAND Health's Global Health Initiative and directs the Palestine Initiative at the RAND Corporation. In these capacities, Anthony directs RAND's current global health initiatives worldwide. He has led projects to develop a national health care strategy for Qatar and to analyze how to build a successful, independent Palestinian state. Anthony has more than 20 years of experience and leadership in the health care field at all levels of government. In 2003–04, he was asked to serve on the U.S. Presidential Commission on Improving Health Care Delivery for Our Nation's Veterans, and recently served as a member of the WHO Health Systems Knowledge Network of the World Health Organization's Commission on the Social Determinants of Health. Before joining RAND, Anthony served as vice president and director of the International Health Services Group at the International Planning and Analysis Corporation, an international consulting firm; director of the Office of Development Resources for USAID Europe, overseeing six divisions with responsibility for program design of 15 Eastern European countries, and health programs in the former Soviet Union; and associate administrator for program development at the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA, now CMS), responsible for regulatory policy development and research for Medicare and Medicaid. He was also a partner of Health Policy Alternatives; developed and managed a small community health project located in remote rural Nepal; taught economics at the University of Oregon; and was a Peace Corps volunteer in Nepal. Anthony earned an M.A. in economic history and an M.A. and Ph.D. in economics from the University of Pennsylvania.
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