TMA adds lobbyist, promotes two others

The Tennessee Medical Association has hired a new lobbyist and promoted two of its longtime employees.

Ben Simpson has joined TMA as its associate director of government affairs and will work on the Hill to promote TMA's agenda. He previously spent three years as legislative liaison and attorney for the Tennessee Department of Health and also worked as a claims examiner for the Tennessee Department of Treasury. Simpson has a degree in political science from the University of Tennessee and a JD from the Nashville School of Law