Senate confirms Brooks-LaSure to run health care programs
Obama-era policy adviser
The
During her confirmation hearing before the
Brooks-LaSure, 46, has spent most of her career in government, under administrations of both parties. She served in the
Under Biden, she'll be charged with moving toward his goal of health insurance for all Americans by building on existing programs, particularly the Obama health law. Biden's COVID-19 relief bill has greatly expanded subsidies for private plans offered through HealthCare.gov, a feature that the administration wants to make permanent.
Biden is also keenly eager to help more than 2 million low-income people essentially trapped in a coverage gap because the states they live in have not expanded Medicaid. Throughout her career, Brooks-LaSure has worked on Medicaid policy, and that program has now grown to become a mainstay of coverage for many low-income working people.
Part of her portfolio will include reviewing __ and amending or rolling back __ a series of Trump administration changes to health insurance rules. Under Trump, CMS tried to promote the sale of cheaper private insurance that offered less coverage than plans sold under the Affordable Care Act. Many
Prescription drug costs are likely to be the biggest challenge for Brooks-LaSure, and there she will be in the role of a supporting player.
With Biden's backing,
Now it's Biden's turn, and the path forward for legislation remains uncertain, particularly in the
CMS also plays a central role in the nation’s
In between her stints in government service, Brooks-LaSure was a managing director at the
Sen.
She's “committed to working with both sides here in the Senate,” he added.
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