Government Affairs Committee

CHAIR: James Hartle, MD
VICE CHAIR: Vijay Rao, MD 

• Strengthen the public/private policy agenda for RPA.
• Increase effectiveness with influencing and educating key legislators/regulators.
• Increase RPA’s leadership role within the nephrology community for public and private sector policy development.
• Increase partnerships/alliances with relevant organizations as appropriate.
• Increase collaboration with industry initiatives where appropriate.
• Increase influence with non-renal organizations such as ACP, ABIM and AMA.
• Increase effectiveness of RPA regional leaders in influencing local health care policy development.