Liisa Hiatt

Liisa Hiatt
Senior Policy Analyst
Santa Monica Office

Education

M.S. in public policy, University of Rochester

Overview

Liisa Hiatt (she/her) is a senior policy analyst at the RAND Corporation.

She has more than 20 years of experience managing federal contracts for CMS, ASPE, ONC, NIOSH, and AHRQ.  She is currently managing a project for the State of California on their Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund (SIBTF) as well as several federal projects including one to implement the CAHPS for MIPS and Shared Savings Program ACOs for CMS, another to evaluate the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP) for NIOSH, and a subcontract to MITRE for work on the drug price negotiation under the Inflation Reduction Act for CMS. Other past work included a project to develop quality indicators for the Seattle Children’s Hospital Center of Excellence for the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) for AHRQ and management of the Development and Maintenance of Post-Acute Care Cross-Setting Standardized Patient Assessment Data project for CMS. She also oversaw the development of a system that tracks all federal government contracts for RAND Health and assists with management of several indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity master contracts. Hiatt received her M.S. in public policy from the University of Rochester.

Recent Projects

  • Implementation of the CAHPS for MIPS Survey
  • WTCHP Impact Assessment and Strategic Planning for Translational Research
  • Inflation Reduction Act Drug Price Negotiation
  • Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund

Honors & Awards

  • RAND Medal Award, RAND

Publications