MedPage Today October 27, 2023
— “There are critical issues that are facing our country in healthcare” – Chiquita Brooks-LaSure
In this exclusive video interview, Jeremy Faust, MD, editor-in-chief of MedPage Today, and Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, administrator for the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) discuss recent changes in the agency that will impact both clinicians and patients.
The following is a transcript of their remarks:
Faust: Hello, it’s Jeremy Faust, medical editor-in-chief of MedPage Today.
We are joined today by Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure. The administrator oversees the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. In addition, she supervises Medicare, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance program (CHIP), and the Affordable Care Act health insurance marketplaces. CMS is a federal agency with an annual budget of greater...