Ms. Brooks-LaSure is the administrator of CMS, influencing the agency’s policies.. She is in charge of oversight for Medicare, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program and the HealthCare.gov health insurance marketplace. Ms. Brooks-LaSure was a key player in the development of the ACA in her roles at the CMS Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight and within HHS. She also assisted with the passing of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 as part of the staff for the U.S. House of Representatives’ Ways and Means Committee.
