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This reads as a reminder that health policy is hard to change because it is tangled with politics, institutions, and competing interests. It can be taken to mean that reform is rarely simple, even when many leaders want it. The line lands in conversations about stalled legislation, where frustration grows because every new attempt runs into the same obstacles.
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About Valerie Jarrett
American businesswoman, attorney and former government official
Valerie Jarrett is an American businesswoman, attorney, and former government official. She has led the Obama Foundation as chief executive officer since 2021, and was the longest-serving senior adviser to President Barack Obama. In the White House, she headed the Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs and chaired the Council on Women and Girls. Before that, she served as chief executive officer of The Habitat Company and was a co-chair of the Obama-Biden Transition Project.
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Finding My Voice
2019