Nomination of William L. Roper To Be Administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration

The President today announced his intention to nominate William L. Roper to be Administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration, Department of Health and Human Services. This is a new position.

Dr. Roper is currently serving at the White House as Special Assistant to the President for Health Policy. Previously, he was a White House Fellow in the Office of Policy Development in 1982-1983. He served as assistant State health officer for the central Alabama public health area in 1981-1982 and health officer for the Jefferson County Department of Health in Birmingham, AL, in 1977-1982. He also served at the University of Alabama in Birmingham (1979-1982) as associate professor, school of public health; associate professor in the graduate program in hospital and health administration; and clinical assistant professor of pediatrics.

Dr. Roper graduated from Florida College (A.A., 1968) and the University of Alabama (B.A., 1970; M.D., 1974). He is married and resides in Arlington, VA. He was born July 6, 1948, in Birmingham, AL.