Chiquita W. Brooks-LaSure is an American healthcare policy official who has been the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in the Biden administration since May 2021.[1]
Chiquita Brooks-LaSure | |
|---|---|
 Brooks-LaSure in 2021 | |
| 16th Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services | |
| Assumed office May 27, 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Deputy | Jonathan Blum |
| Preceded by | Seema Verma |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Michael Brooks-LaSure |
| Education | Princeton University (BA) Georgetown University (MPP) |
Education
editBrooks-LaSure is a native of Willingboro Township, New Jersey and graduated from Willingboro High School in 1992.[2] She earned her Bachelor of Arts from Princeton University in 1996 and a Master of Public Policy from the McCourt School of Public Policy of Georgetown University in 1999.[3][4]
Early career
editShe began her career as a program examiner and lead Medicaid analyst in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).[5] In that role, she also analyzed aspects of Medicare spending.[6] She also worked as a staffer for Democratic members of the United States House Committee on Ways and Means before joining the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, where she was tasked with managing policy related to the Affordable Care Act.[7][8]
After the end of the Obama administration, Brooks-LaSure became the managing director of the Health Division of national law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips. She also served on the Virginia Health Benefit Exchange Advisory Committee.[5] Her name was included in the Time 2024 list of influential people in health.[9]
Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
editOn February 19, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Brooks-LaSure to be the next administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).[10][11] The United States Senate Committee on Finance held hearings on her nomination on April 15, 2021.
On April 22, 2021, the committee deadlocked on her nomination in a party-line vote, which resulted in an additional discharge vote being needed for her nomination to appear before the full Senate for a confirmation vote.[12]
On May 12, 2021, her nomination was discharged from the committee by a vote of 51–48.[13] On May 25, 2021, Brooks-LaSure was confirmed by the Senate by a vote of 55–44.[14] On May 27, 2021, she was sworn in by Secretary Xavier Becerra.[15]
References
edit- ^ "Biden Taps Chiquita Brooks-LaSure for CMS Administrator". www.meritalk.com. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
- ^ Woolston, George. "Willingboro native becomes first Black woman to lead Medicare and Medicaid services". Burlington County Times. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
- ^ "Chiquita Brooks-LaSure's Biography". Manatt. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Getting to Know Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Reported Administrator-designate of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services". Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
- ^ a b Diamond, Dan; Goldstein, Amy (February 17, 2021). "Biden picks another Obama veteran to oversee Medicare, Medicaid". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
- ^ Winfield Cunningham, Paige (April 16, 2021). "The Health 202: Biden's pick to lead Medicare and Medicaid knows the policy weeds". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
- ^ "Democrats' Health Care Ambitions Meet The Reality Of Divided Government". NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
- ^ "Getting to Know Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Reported Administrator-designate of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services". JD Supra. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
- ^ "TIME100 Health". TIME. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
- ^ "President Biden Announces Key Members of his Health and Human Service, Education, and Veterans Affairs Teams" White House, February 19, 2021
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- ^ Kelley, Alexandra (2021-02-19). "Biden selects Chiquita Brooks-LaSure as first Black woman to run Medicare". TheHill. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
- ^ "PN124 — Chiquita Brooks-LaSure — Department of Health and Human Services 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ "On the Motion to Discharge (Motion to Discharge: Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services from the Committee on Finance)". www.senate.gov. May 12, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)". www.senate.gov. May 25, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ "Statement on the Swearing-In of Chiquita Brooks-LaSure as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Health and Human Services. May 27, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
