Summary
The Policy Committee of the Consortium was formed January 2005 to develop a Consortium public policy agenda at a federal level. The group developed concrete, obtainable short-term goals that will serve as first steps towards affecting policy at the federal level.
The White House Commission and the Institute of Medicine Reports have served as guides for how the Consortium can implement policy. Jim Gordon, M.D. and Stuart Bondurant, M.D., (authors of each report, respectively) have shared their knowledge on how the policy group can best serve as an agent for change at state and federal levels.
Peter Reinecke, former Chief of Staff to Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) has also served as a major resource for the policy committee. He also addressed the Steering Committee at its May 2005 meeting , sharing his valuable perspective.
