Events

The WSMA Legislative Summit will return to the state Capitol. The Legislative Summit is free for WSMA members. The in-person event will include updates from healthcare policy leaders, a presentation on WSMA’s legislative agenda, and optional meetings with your legislative delegation. Lunch is provided.

Featured speakers • Michael Beschloss, Presidential Historian and Bestselling Author • April Ryan, White House Reporter and Political Analyst • Bill Whitaker, CBS News Correspondent on 60 Minutes View the latest agenda HERE Hill visits The afternoons of Tuesday, Feb. 14 and Wednesday, Feb. 15 have been left open for Hill visits. Details Feb. 13-15, [...]

Join the Washington Health Alliance leadership and its many stakeholders to examine the most ambitious Community Checkup report yet. For the first time, the report, a staple of healthcare quality analysis in Washington state, will take a sharp look at equity utilizing the Area Deprivation Index, a tool validated by the University of Wisconsin School [...]

94% of physicians surveyed by the AMA in 2022 said that prior authorization delays access to necessary care, and even worse, 33% of physicians reported that prior authorization has led to a serious adverse event for a patient in their care. Physicians know they spend an inordinate amount of time dealing with the hassles of [...]

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Join the Action Collaborative on Decarbonizing the U.S. Health Sector for a virtual meeting on April 27 from 11 am – 12:30 pm ET! The meeting will feature remarks from the Climate Collaborative’s leadership on the initiative’s priorities and accomplishments and a panel discussion with senior healthcare leaders on how to scale climate action across [...]