Chiquita Brooks-LaSure is the administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Brooks-LaSure has dedicated her career in the federal government, on Capitol Hill, and in the private sector to ensuring all people can access high-quality, equitable health care. She was a key player in guiding the Affordable Care Act through passage and implementation. As CMS administrator, Brooks-LaSure oversees the health care coverage of more than 160 million people enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and the Health Insurance Marketplaces—nearly half the U.S. population. As the country’s largest administrator of health care coverage CMS is at the forefront of transforming health care, driving innovations in health equity, affordability, maternity care, mental and behavioral health care, whole-person care, and pandemic response.
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