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Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Becomes Next CMS Administrator

June 3, 2021

The Senate has confirmed Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) by a vote of 55 to 44.

Until recently, Brooks-LaSure served as managing director of Manatt Health. Now, she will serve as CMS Administrator as the agency faces a critical crossroads—healthcare in a post-pandemic world.

At her Senate confirmation hearing in April, Brooks-LaSure touched on her vision for CMS as it grapples with issues made worse by the pandemic, such as health inequity.

Source: https://revcycleintelligence.com/news/chiquita-brooks-lasure-becomes-next-cms-administrator

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