Chiquita Brooks-LaSure explained

Chiquita Brooks-LaSure
Office:	16th Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
President:	Joe Biden
Deputy:	Jonathan Blum
Term Start:	May 27, 2021
Predecessor:	Seema Verma
Party:	Democratic
Spouse:	Michael Brooks-LaSure
Education:	Princeton University (BA) Georgetown University (MPP)

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]

Education

Brooks-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

She began her career as a program examiner and lead Medicaid analyst in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). In that role, she also analyzed aspects of Medicare spending.^[5] 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.^{[6] [7]}

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.^[8]

Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

On February 19, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Brooks-LaSure to be the next administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).^{[9] [10]} 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.^[11]

On May 12, 2021, her nomination was discharged from the committee by a vote of 51–48.^[12] On May 25, 2021, Brooks-LaSure was confirmed by the Senate by a vote of 55–44.^[13] On May 27, 2021, she was sworn in by Secretary Xavier Becerra.^[14]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Biden Taps Chiquita Brooks-LaSure for CMS Administrator. 2021-02-22. www.meritalk.com.
2. Web site: Woolston . George . Willingboro native becomes first Black woman to lead Medicare and Medicaid services . 2024-06-18 . Burlington County Times . en-US.
3. Web site: Chiquita Brooks-LaSure's Biography . Manatt . 24 May 2021 . 2.
4. Web site: Getting to Know Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Reported Administrator-designate of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. 2021-02-22. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP. en.
5. News: Winfield Cunningham. Paige. April 16, 2021. The Health 202: Biden's pick to lead Medicare and Medicaid knows the policy weeds. en-US. Washington Post. 2022-02-21. 0190-8286.
6. Web site: Democrats' Health Care Ambitions Meet The Reality Of Divided Government. 2021-02-22. NPR.org. en.
7. Web site: Getting to Know Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Reported Administrator-designate of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. 2021-02-22. JD Supra. en.
8. News: Diamond. Dan. Goldstein. Amy. February 17, 2021. Biden picks another Obama veteran to oversee Medicare, Medicaid. en-US. Washington Post. 2021-02-22. 0190-8286.
9. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/02/19/president-biden-announces-key-nominees-of-his-health-and-human-service-education-and-veteran-affairs-teams/ "President Biden Announces Key Members of his Health and Human Service, Education, and Veterans Affairs Teams" White House, February 19, 2021
10. Web site: Kelley. Alexandra. 2021-02-19. Biden selects Chiquita Brooks-LaSure as first Black woman to run Medicare. 2021-02-20. TheHill. en.
11. Web site: PN124 — Chiquita Brooks-LaSure — Department of Health and Human Services 117th Congress (2021-2022) . US Congress . 25 May 2021. 11 February 2022.
12. Web site: May 12, 2021 . 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) . May 25, 2021 . www.senate.gov.
13. Web site: May 25, 2021 . On the Nomination (Confirmation: Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) . May 25, 2021 . www.senate.gov.
14. Statement on the Swearing-In of Chiquita Brooks-LaSure as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services . May 27, 2021 . . Washington, D.C. . May 31, 2021.