What does a former Seema Verma advisor think of Brooks-LaSure, the incoming CMS administrator? What does a former Seema Verma advisor think of Brooks-LaSure, the incoming CMS administrator? To know how Chiquita Brooks-LaSure will lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, we sat down with Matthew Hittle, a former senior adviser to Seema Verma, who led the agency under the former president. Shares0 HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra and Chiquita Brooks-LaSure at her swearing in ceremony on May 27. Last week, U.S. Senators narrowly confirmed Chiquita Brooks-LaSure as administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), entrusting this veteran health policy advisor with the critical role that has been vacant since Seema Verma stepped down in January.