Your voice matters, and KCMS is proud to deliver highly effective advocacy and support for physicians and patients. From reducing administrative burdens to advancing public health and protecting physician expertise, KCMS drives meaningful change in healthcare.

Membership with KCMS is a wise investment. Focusing on impact and efficiency, your support fuels critical work at a cost that remains accessible. Together, we amplify your voice and make a real difference for healthcare professionals and patients.

KCMS will focus on initiatives that promote physician and patient well-being.

Support Legislation to Improve Patient Access to High-Quality Physician Care:
    > Implement a Medicaid Access Program to align reimbursement rates for primary and specialty care with Medicare levels.
    > Extend Medicaid postpartum substance use disorder coverage to a min. of six months.
    > Maintain education requirements for coroners in Washington.

Support Legislation that Centers Physician Expertise for Quality Care:
    > Reform the prior authorization process to reduce administrative burden, ensure specialty-specific peer review, and require human oversight in denial decisions.
    > Reduce legal, administrative, and tax burdens on physicians.

Support Public Health and Improved Patient Outcomes:
    > Establish a Commission on Boys & Men to recommend evidence-based health interventions.
    > Implement statewide Firearm Injury Prevention Education in high schools.
    > Secure funding for full implementation of the WA State Working Family Tax Credit.
    > Advocate for climate health initiatives, including reducing nano-plastics, anesthetic gas emissions, and overall carbon pollution.

Oppose Legislation that Undermines Physicians’ Roles in Healthcare:
    > Prevent inappropriate expansion of physician responsibilities to non-physicians without proven patient benefits.
    > Resist healthcare corporatization that limits physician leadership roles.
    > Protect funding for physician education and the healthcare system.
    > Oppose evidence-lacking requirements imposed on physicians.

KCMS is committed to advancing policies that prioritize patient care, public health, and physician well-being.

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