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- Senate Confirms Brooks-LaSure as CMS Administrator
On May 25, the Senate confirmed Chiquita Brooks-LaSure as the new Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Ms. Brooks-LaSure will be the first Black CMS administrator to lead and oversee Medicare, Medicaid, and various insurance marketplace regulations.
Following her confirmation, Brooks-LaSure said her top priorities at the CMS will be to set policies to expand health insurance coverage and address health disparities.
Previously, Ms. Brooks-LaSure was a CMS deputy director who oversaw insurance marketplaces and regulations following the enactment of the Affordable Care Act. She also previously worked with Department of Health and Human Services Secretary, Xavier Becerra, while serving as a staffer on the House Ways and Means Committee.