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TThe United States Senate has confirmed Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to head the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The 55 to 44 vote makes Brooks-LaSure the first Black woman to lead CMS in its nearly six-decade history.
Congressional Democrats have issued a request for information on a potential bill that would create a public option for health coverage, prompting pushback from hospital groups who have concerns about the move. Representative Frank Pallone, D-New Jersey, and Senator Patty Murray, D-Washington, announced their plan on Wednesday, saying the goal of the proposed legislation is to
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WASHINGTON The Senate voted 55-44 Tuesday to confirm Chiquita Brooks-LaSure as administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Nominations for a position like CMS administrator are not usually controversial, but these are unusual times. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) explained on the Senate floor Monday that he would vote against Brooks-LaSure not because she wasn t qualified, but because the Biden administration has taken the unprecedented step of rescinding an agreement with my state and the previous administration to maintain the stability of our state s Medicaid program.
Cornyn acknowledged that Brooks-LaSure, who will be the first Black woman to head the agency, had nothing to do with the Texas waiver rescission, but before her nomination could advance, members of the Senate deserve a commitment from the administration that it won t try to force the hand of other states, including Texas, by putting the healthcare of millions of vuln