AHA Statement on the Nomination of Chiquita Brooks-Lasure as CMS Administrator

Rick Pollack
President and CEO
American Hospital Association

February 19, 2021 

America’s hospitals and health systems applaud the nomination of Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to serve as the next administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Her previous experiences as a senior CMS and HHS official who helped implement the Affordable Care Act and her work on the House Ways and Means Committee gives her a deep understanding of the importance of health care coverage and protections for consumers.   

She is well equipped to lead CMS and we look forward to working with her to defeat the COVID-19 pandemic and advance the health of all our patients and communities.

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Contact:        Marie Johnson, mjohnson@aha.org
                      Colin Milligan, cmilligan@aha.org