2026 KCMS Delegate Council
21 resolutions from King County physicians. 17 are now statewide policy.
Prior authorization. AI liability. Medical debt. Every one started with a member who saw a problem in practice and wrote it down.
See all 21 resolutionsAt the 2026 WSMA House of Delegates, KCMS physicians brought forward 21 resolutions. Seventeen were adopted as state medical association policy and two were referred for further development.
Adopted resolutions become state medical policy and direct advocacy in Olympia. KCMS works with our lobbyist through the interim and the 2027 session to turn these positions into legislation and rulemaking.
The next resolution could be yours. Any KCMS member can write one. If there is a problem you keep running into, let us know at info@kcmsociety.org. The cycle restarts in the spring and no experience is required.
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What members have won
Physicians wrote it. Washington made it law.
Every King County Medical Society resolution starts with a problem a member saw in practice. Prior authorization reform, timely payment, and death investigation reform all started here.
100+
Resolutions written by Society physicians since 2018
8,000+
Physicians and clinicians reached with every newsletter
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Medical students funded by our Community Foundation
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𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫'𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐎𝐮𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟓, when millions of people worldwide will participate in earthquake drills at work, school, or home!
At 10:15 a.m. (local time) on 10/15, you can join millions of people practicing earthquake safety.
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𝐀 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐥 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐬.
KCMS member @Dr. Vania Rudolf co-authored a resolution on inpatient stabilization and rapid MOUD initiation for pregnant patients with opioid use disorder. It was adopted at the Washington State Medical Association House of Delegates this month and is now WSMA policy.
𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐭.
"Pregnant patients using fentanyl deserve rapid, evidence-based stabilization. Not stigma, not delayed care, not discharge into preventable risk. Too many families fall through the gaps when hospitals lack clear admission, MOUD, and reimbursement pathways.
This makes compassionate inpatient care standard: faster methadone or buprenorphine initiation, extended trauma-responsive support, better parent-infant bonding, and sustainable reimbursement so every birthing hospital can offer dignity-centered care."
Any KCMS member can write a resolution. Join Us Today! ow.ly/TcFa50ZSu0p
#AddictionMedicine #MaternalHealth #OpioidUseDisorder #HealthPolicy #WSMA #KingCounty
𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐚𝐲. 𝐏𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭.
Physician Support Line connects you with volunteer psychiatrists: 1-888-409-0141, weekdays, no appointment needed. In a crisis, call or text 988.
#mentalhealthday #PhysicianWellBeing #kingcountymedicalsociety
𝐅𝐥𝐮 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠. Vaccination now means protection through the holidays, when people are indoors and traveling.
Public Health lists vaccination locations across King County, including clinics that see patients without insurance.
Where to get vaccinated in King County: ow.ly/eM9W50ZOs1P
𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡. The most useful thing most people can do this month is check whether they are current on screening, and help one other person check too.
Screening guidelines have changed in recent years. If you are not sure what applies to you, ask your doctor rather than the internet.
#breastcancerawareness #KingCounty #screening #PreventiveCare
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KCMS does not review, investigate or discipline physicians. The Washington Medical Commission is responsible for that.
KCMS is a member of the NAM Action Collaborative on decarbonizing the US health sector.
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Improving access, reducing delays and strengthening care coordination. Includes a prior authorization toolkit for oncology teams.
Advancing care, shared decision-making and treatment access for patients and the clinicians who manage them.
Supporting blood lead testing and provider education across King County, with free CME on preventing childhood lead poisoning.
“Clinician Education and Workflow Tools to Improve Access to Recurrent and Metastatic Cervical Cancer Treatment.” Nancy L. Belcher, PhD, MPA. The paper documents how our Cervical Cancer Education and Equity Initiative turned clinician education into practical, systems-based tools that improve timely access to care.
Membership is what makes this possible.
Any physician practicing in King County can join. Your dues fund the advocacy, the grants, and the hours in Olympia.