Advocacy
The WSMA is a respected and powerful voice for the medical profession. We
represent you and your patients before the Washington 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
Advocacy Topics
The primary issue categories that shape WSMA’s advocacy efforts, both in
Washington state and in the other Washington.
Advocacy Topics
Medicaid Reimbursement
Improving Medicaid reimbursement rates for all specialties and all regions
is key for ensuring equitable access to care to 2 million Washington
residents.
Medicaid Reimbursement
Medicare Payment Reform
Placing the Medicare payment system back on a sustainable path to ensure
that our patients receive the quality care they deserve.
Medicare Payment Reform
Health Care Workforce
Short- and long-term solutions to prevent Washington state’s health care
workforce shortages from getting worse.
Health Care Workforce
AI in Health Care
WSMA’s guiding principles for informing and influencing policymaking as AI
technology develops.
AI in Health Care
Climate Change
Supporting solutions that both reduce pollution and address the issue of
climate change to promote healthier, sustainable communities.
Climate Change
Health Care Cost Transparency
Offering a critical perspective on the work of the state’s Health Care
Cost Transparency Board, cost trends, and cost drivers in the health care
system.
Health Care Cost Transparency
Health Care Reform
WSMA’s guiding principles for addressing health care reform efforts.
Health Care Reform
Legislative & Regulatory
Physicians view legislative and regulatory advocacy as an essential role
for the WSMA. And the WSMA delivers.
Legislative & Regulatory
Legislative Activities
Post-legislative session and WSMA’s legislative agenda video update.
Legislative Activities
Regulatory Priorities
Rules we’re monitoring that impact the house of medicine.
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
Help amplify WSMA’s priority messaging.
WSMA Social Media Ambassador Program
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)
WAMPAC Board of Directors
WAMPAC helps identify and support candidates for political office whose
priorities align with the house of medicine.
WAMPAC Board of Directors
Legal
The WSMA advocates for physicians in the court system by ensuring a
physician-centric perspective is considered during litigation.
Legal