Tony Hausner, Ph.D.

Professional:

Senior Analyst, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services/DHHS, September 1979 - December 2005 •

• Directed development of Medicare home health outcome measurement system, a national model for health care quality assurance systems. Led to 25% reduction in hospitalizations. • Directed evaluation of prenatal care project which led to major expansions in Medicaid prenatal care program resulting in the prevention of birth defects in over 70,000 infants and savings of at least $3 billion; 33% reduction in low birth weight
•  Directed projects that resulted in annual savings of over $7 billion/year to the Medicare and Medicaid programs

Independent Health Policy Consultant , January 2006 – Present

Community: 

Organizing for America – Health Reform Team, Prezco, Safe Silver Spring, ISCA, American Association of Individual Investors, other community organizations, jewish genealogy. For further details on community and professional activities, see http://healthreformaction.blogspot.com/2010/12/community-and-professional-activities.html

Key accomplishments:

Ensured racial balance in Silver Spring Schools via lawsuit

Ensured appropriate development of Downtown Silver Spring by blocking overdevelopment project.

Prevented conversion of US29 to Super Highway

Supported construction of New Blair High. 

Education:

University of Kentucky, Ph.D., Social Psychology

 Carnegie- Mellon U., B.S., Chemical Engineering