Advocacy
The WSMA is a respected and powerful voice for the medical profession. We
represent you and your patients before Congress, the state legislature,
federal and state agencies, health plans, licensing boards, the judicial
branch and more. Learn more about how we advocate for you—and how
you can help support this important work.
In this section you will find:
Take Action
The voices of individual physicians and physician assistants are crucial
in informing the decisions made at the state and federal levels.
Take Action
Legislative & Regulatory
Physicians view legislative and regulatory advocacy as an essential role
for the WSMA. And the WSMA delivers.
Legislative & Regulatory
2023 WSMA Legislative Priorities
WSMA’s fiscal and policy priorities for the 2023 session.
2023 Legislative Priorities
2023 Regulatory Priorities
Rules we’re monitoring that impact the house of medicine.
2023 Regulatory Priorities
How We Advocate for You in Olympia
How the WSMA chooses its priority advocacy issues.
How We Advocate for You in Olympia
WSMA Legislative Report
A legislative wrap-up report published each year after the state
legislative session adjourns.
WSMA Legislative Report
(WSMA members only—sign-in required)
New Laws Impacting Practice Management
New policies that may impact your practice operations.
New Laws Impacting Practice Management
Understanding the Regulatory Process
Why physician involvement in rulemaking is critical.
Understanding the Regulatory Process
Physician Advocacy
Resources to help you participate in a legislative session.
Physician Advocacy
Scheduling a Meeting
Meeting directly with your legislator is the gold standard. Here's how.
Scheduling a Meeting
How a Bill Becomes a Law
Understanding the legislative process.
How a Bill Becomes a Law
How to Get Involved in Advocacy
How to help amplify our message year-round.
How to Get Involved in Advocacy
WAMPAC
Campaigns are more important than ever—and so is your support for WAMPAC.
WAMPAC
Give to WAMPAC
Your modest contribution today will help WAMPAC stay relevant, giving us
the resources we need to advocate on your behalf, strengthen the
profession, and improve patient care throughout Washington state.
Give to WAMPAC
WAMPAC Legislator Report Card
Showing how state legislators voted on WSMA's priority bills.
WAMPAC Legislator Report Card
(WSMA members only—sign-in required)
Legal
The WSMA advocates for physicians in the court system by ensuring a
physician-centric perspective is considered during litigation.
Legal
Diverting the Medicare physician payment system away from its current
unsustainable path and steering it instead toward physician practice
sustainability will protect patient access to quality, evidence-based care
while easing administrative burdens.
Medicare Payment Reform
Health Care Cost Transparency
Washington's health care cost transparency board was created in 2020 to
help reduce the growth in the health care costs statewide. Learn more
about the board on this page.
Health Care Cost Transparency
Our guiding principles for addressing reform as we work to influence the
changes coming to health care.
Health Care Reform