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Policy Committee

Responsibilities

The Policy Committee shall be responsible for ensuring the accomplishment of the organization’s advocacy priorities and informing NOSORH members, State Rural Health Associations, and partners of these priorities. The committee ensures resources are provided to build support for these priorities. The committee tracks legislation of interest to the members and provides an opportunity for members to bring these issues forward for action by NOSORH. The Policy Committee informs the Program Analysis and Response Committee of emerging issues to ensure education or response to other relevant policy issues beyond its advocacy priorities.

 

Policy Chairs

Scott Daniels
Hawaii State Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
John Packham
Nevada Office of Rural Health

Legislative Liaison Staff

Liberty Partners Group

Liberty Partners Group serves as NOSORH’s contracted Legislative Liaison to provide guidance and support to the NOSORH Policy Committee and to support the work of SORHs who are engaged in supporting the mission of NOSORH.

Andrew Coats 

Phone: (202) 465-8711
Andrew Coats serves as a Principal for Liberty Partners Group based in Washington, D.C. Andrew has been representing NOSORH on Capitol Hill since 2016. He brings two decades of legislative and legal experience, having worked in the Bush Administration and on Capitol Hill. Andrew graduated from Indiana University Law School in 2009 and James Madison University for undergrad in 2000. He has a wife, three children, and a Wheaton Terrier. During his free time, Andrew enjoys coaching youth sports and basically anything having to do with sports.