MedCity News February 24, 2021
President Joe Biden’s pick for CMS administrator, Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, is slated to become the first Black woman to hold the post. Her policy priorities will likely center on healthcare access, including expanding insurance coverage, and health equity.
Like with so many different agencies under President Joe Biden, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will look wildly different in the next four years than how it did under his predecessor. Helming this change will likely be the newly nominated administrator, Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, who is expected to focus on healthcare access and equity.
Though a date for Brooks-LaSure’s Senate confirmation hearing has not been set as yet, her nomination was referred to the Senate Finance Committee on Feb. 22, according to...
Today's Sponsors
Today's Sponsor