Center for Tomorrow's Medicine
The WSMA’s Center for Tomorrow’s Medicine is your source for information on the health care and medical practice environment, and the WSMA’s legislative and public advocacy work.
In this area of our website you can find information about what the WSMA is doing to make Washington a better place to practice medicine and receive care. Learn about how the WSMA advocates on behalf of you and your patients, and about health issues and reform efforts in our state and congress.
Center Directors:
Tom Curry and Jennifer Hanscom
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Tom Curry is the Executive Director/CEO of the WSMA, and primary staff director of the Center for Tomorrow’s Medicine. Tom can be reached at tjc@wsma.org.
Jennifer Hanscom is the Associate Executive Director/COO for the WSMA, and the Director of the Center for Medical Professionalism. Jennifer can be reached at jen@wsma.org.
Economic Impact Study
The Advocacy Resource Center (ARC), the state legislative arm of the AMA, has spearheaded a study that examines the economic impact that office-based physicians have on a state’s economy, and also how these physicians affect the national economy. With state budgets continuing to drive public policy discussion, sound economic data will help further public discourse on a variety of issues that will affect the future of medicine.
The Washington state study shows that office-based physicians play a vital role in Washington’s economy by supporting jobs, purchasing goods and services and generating tax revenue. In 2009, office-based physicians in Washington state contributed $21 billion in economic activity and supported 82,300 jobs
Download and read the full report for Washington state. (Revised April 2011) [PDF]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Impacts From American Medical Association
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act—health system reform legislation signed into law by President Obama on March 23, 2010—contains a number of key provisions for you and your patients. Some provisions may have an immediate impact on your practice and patients, while others will not take effect for some time.
Given the new direction for the nation's health system, the AMA has developed Health System Reform Insight to help you understand the new law and how it will affect you, when certain provisions are scheduled to take effect, how you can be ready when the regulations go into effect and what your patients need to know.
Download the AMA's Health System Reform Insight. [PDF]
WSMA Policy on Health Care Reform
Download the WSMA Policy on Health Care Reform [PDF] adopted at the 2007 WSMA Annual Meeting.
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