HFMA CEO and President Richard L. Clarke adds his best wishes for the new administration of President Barack Obama to those of the millions of other Americans who watched President Obama’s inaugural address.
Commenting on President Obama’s inaugural pledge “…to raise health care’s quality and lower its cost,” Clarke notes, “The U.S. healthcare system has escaped systematic reform for decades because our leaders have failed to choose hope over fear, and unity of purpose over conflict and discord. The team President Obama has assembled to lead systematic reform efforts appears to be up to the task--so I have high hopes.”
Clarke also calls upon healthcare financial leaders to “be a positive force for change by providing insights into the consequences of decisions on resource provision and use.”
Read Clarke’s full comments.
