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On February 17, President Joe Biden nominated Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, a former appointee from the Obama administration, to be the next administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Previously, Ms. Brooks-LaSure was a deputy director who oversaw insurance marketplaces and regulations following the enactment of the Affordable Care Act. Ms. Brooks-LaSure also previously worked with the current nominee for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary, Xavier Becerra, while serving as a staffer on the House Ways and Means Committee. She is currently a managing director at the consulting firm Manatt.
If confirmed by the Senate, Ms. Brooks-LaSure would run that oversees Medicare, Medicaid, and various insurance market regulations.