President Biden Nominates Chiquita Brooks-LaSure as CMS Administrator

On Feb. 19, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. announced the nomination of Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to serve as the Administrator for the CMS, a $1 trillion agency that oversees health care programs — including Medicare and Medicaid. Ms. Brooks-LaSure previously led the agency’s implementation of the Affordable Care Act coverage and insurance reform policy provisions. She has more than 20 years of experience in health policy.