Adopted by the Washington State Medical Association and now directing advocacy in Olympia. Prior authorization. Liability when clinical AI fails. Medical debt. Every one started with a member who saw a problem in practice and wrote it down.
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At the 2026 WSMA House of Delegates in Spokane, King County physicians brought forward 21 resolutions. Seventeen were adopted as state medical association policy and two were referred for further development.
Adopted resolutions become WSMA policy and direct our advocacy in Olympia. We are working 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.
“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.
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Our Community Foundation runs funded programs that put clinician education and workflow tools where they change what happens to a patient.
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.
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The 2025 annual report is available, along with past newsletter issues.
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.
KCMS is offering more than 150 rare historic medical and scientific titles dating from the 1600s to the early 1900s, in partnership with Collins Rare Books of Seattle.
Any physician practicing in King County can join. Dues fund the advocacy, the grants and the hours in Olympia.