Chiquita Brooks-LaSure
Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Chiquita Brooks-LaSure is a native of Willingboro Township, New Jersey. She earned an undergraduate degree from Princeton University and a master’s from Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy.
Brooks-LaSure started her career in the Office of Management and Budget, analyzing Medicare and Medicaid spending. She served as a staffer for members of the House Ways and Means Committee, then joined the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight. She later worked in the health division of a law firm and served on the Virginia Health Benefit Exchange Advisory Committee.
President Biden nominated Brooks-LaSure to be the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in February 2021. She was confirmed by the Senate and sworn into office in May 2021.
Brooks-Lasure is married to Michael, and they have a daughter.
In the News…
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), within the Department of Health and Human Services, announced new baseline health and safety requirements for hospitals providing obstetrical services. The guidance is intended to make pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum care safer. The policies were included in the agency’s final rule for calendar year (CY) 2025.
“CMS is committed to addressing our nation’s maternity care crisis,“ said CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure. “We are establishing the first-ever maternal health and safety standards for hospitals.”
She continued, “Additionally, the CY 2025 hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System final rule expands access to behavioral health services, increases access to certain high-cost drugs for those facing cancer in tribal communities, and addresses barriers to Medicare coverage for those formerly incarcerated.”
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The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
7500 Security Boulevard
Baltimore, MD 21244
