Louisa E. Hefty
Managing Director
Center for Pricing and Reimbursement
With over 20 years’ experience in health care policy and reimbursement consulting, Louisa Hefty is responsible for project management and strategic consulting and research for pharmaceutical and medical device clients. Her particular expertise is in health care policy and third-party coverage and reimbursement, with an emphasis on public payers, particularly Medicaid. She has conducted research in such therapeutic areas as Alzheimer’s, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, mental health, neurology, oncology, rheumatology and vaccines.
Ms. Hefty has also prepared numerous strategic reimbursement plans and conducted market research with managed care organization medical and pharmacy directors, pharmacy administrators and physician services directors at state Medicaid programs, pharmacy directors at pharmacy benefit managers and providers in various specialties.
Formerly with the PharmAnalysis Group (prior to its acquisition by UBC) she served PAREXEL International for ten years as Director, Payment Strategies, with responsibility for client relations. In addition to providing strategic consulting on a wide range of health care issues and therapeutic areas for pharmaceutical and medical device clients, Ms. Hefty monitored and analyzed policy trends impacting access to new products in the marketplace and communicated with public and private decision makers, advocating for favorable coverage policies.
Before that, she was Research Director at State and Federal Associates, Inc., conducting research with decision-makers at leading public and private payers, provider organizations and pharmacy benefit management companies, as well as key thought leaders in the physician community.
Ms. Hefty holds a B.A. degree in Spanish and a M.Sc. degree in Planning and Administration/Health Policy, both from the University of Texas.
