Former Adminstrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Senior Fellow at the Century Foundation, wife and mother
Washington, DC Area
Joined May 2025
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Open enrollment has begun for the ACA marketplaces.
This year, Americans are in for a terrible surprise: their average monthly cost of their health insurance will double in price. For families already stretched thin, this is a deadly crisis.
Read more: newsweek.com/former-cms-admi…
Americans "deserve a health care system that is both affordable and accessible". Not one that "Forces them to choose between coverage or affording groceries."
This fall, premiums will double for millions if Republicans don't renew ACA tax credits:
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I spoke with @RepAngieCraig about the impending Republican health care crisis. This crisis is not inevitable. It is a choice.
Now this fall, millions of Americans will see their health care costs skyrocket if Republicans let the enhanced ACA tax credits end.
Yesterday, I spoke with former CMS Administrator @TheLaSureSide about the dangers of the Republican health care crisis and the urgent need to protect health care for hardworking Americans.
We won’t stop fighting to make health care affordable.
Yesterday, I testified before House Democrats to speak about the Republican-created healthcare crisis facing our nation.
This fall, millions of Americans will see their premiums double if Republicans let enhanced ACA tax credits end.
Chiquita Brooks-LaSure (@TheLaSureSide) testifies before the House Democratic Hearing on the Republican Healthcare Crisis. nitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1yNxabwPX…
I had the honor of speaking with Reverend Sharpton (@TheRevAl) on MSNBC's @PoliticsNation about how Republican inaction will cause marketplace premiums to skyrocket this fall.
This is in addition to the $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid and ACA coverage they passed in July.
“Earlier this year, the Republicans pushed through $1 trillion in cuts to health care in Medicaid and Affordable Care Act coverage. Americans across this country depend on the ACA for affordable care. It’s a matter of life and death.”
—@TheLaSureSide
I had a wonderful time at my Alma Mater, @Princeton, speaking with students and faculty about the future of health care.
Connecting with these future leaders gave me hope in the wake of this government shutdown and the threat of rising premium costs.
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"Trump and Republicans in Congress want to leave Black families uninsured or burden them with more expensive bills, all so that billionaires and corporations can get a tax break."
Read more of my comments in @theGrio by @MrGerrenalist here:
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I joined the @FindoutPodcast to discuss how the Republican Tax Law will make it harder for people to keep their health care coverage.
This October, people enrolled in HealthCare.gov will see premiums increase by hundreds to thousands of dollars.
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St. Mary's is closing a labor and delivery unit in Georgia due to the Republican tax law passed in July.
As a former CMS Administrator, I understand the harm this will have on rural communities. As a mom, my heart aches for Georgia mothers forced to drive hours more for care.
“Families across Georgia are bracing for the consequences from the assault that President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress have launched against our health care system.”
@TheLaSureSide’s latest for @ajc on how Medicaid cuts will impact the South.
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The Republican budget law cuts a trillion dollars from Medicaid and the ACA marketplace and takes away health care from 15 million people across the US and Pennsylvania.
Republicans have sent a clear message to hardworking Americans: You're on your own.
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For 60 years, Medicare and Medicaid have played a critical role in American society from desegregating hospitals to improving quality of care for millions of Americans. Now, the Republican Budget has put these essential programs under threat: tcf.org/content/commentary/m…
For 60 years, Medicare and Medicaid have expanded health, dignity, and opportunity to millions.
Now, as the Trump admin cuts $1 trillion from health care, Chiquita Brooks-LaSure (@TheLaSureSide) reflects on the programs’ legacy and road ahead: go.tcf.org/medicaid60
The Republican budget law threatens the progress we’ve made expanding access to health care and lowering costs. We should be building on what works -- not raising taxes on working families to take coverage away. Important read: washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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Donald Trump and Republicans' health care cuts are devastating to millions of Americans, and they're already robbing families across the country of their peace of mind. Here are just a few examples of their stories:
In Colorado: 'We're actual people': Puebloan fears losing cancer treatment due to Trump's Medicaid cuts chieftain.com/story/news/202…
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It was wonderful to share the stage with other phenomenal leaders, Nicole Stovall, Dr. Marketa Wills, and Dr. Aaliyah Haqq, at the Global Black Economic Forum (@GBEF_ ) this past weekend.
“I am the first Black person who has been the CMS administrator… I felt like my community had lifted me up. Just being who I am was meaningful. I realized I was being a leader for women like me.”
— @TheLaSureSide at the Global Black Economic Forum (@gbef_) during @EssenceFest
I've spent months hearing from Americans terrified by the health care cuts Republicans just rammed through, all to pay for more billionaire tax cuts. The impact can't be overstated: 17M-including millions on Medicaid-will lose coverage, hospitals will close, and costs will go up.
This is devastating and just a small preview of what is to come because of President Trump and Congressional Republicans' cuts: klkntv.com/rural-southwest-n…
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We've made so much progress in getting more Americans covered over the last 15 years. Trump and Republicans are on the brink of rolling it all back. Thank you @RealDoctorMike for the chance to break it all down: youtube.com/watch?v=LZTREToH…
If the bill that Senate Republicans just passed becomes law, at least 17 million Americans will lose their health care coverage. There has never been a more important time to call your representative and urge them to vote no: indivisible.org/resource/cal…
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Senate Republicans just passed the largest health care cut in history, putting coverage at risk for millions and jacking up costs to give tax breaks to billionaires. 300+ rural hospitals are at risk. I spoke with @weeknightmsnbc about how devastating this would be to all of us.
TCF Senior Fellow Chiquita Brooks-LaSure (@TheLaSureSide) joins @weeknightmsnbc to discuss Medicaid cuts, the threat of widespread hospital closures, and what comes next as the bill heads back to the House.
As head of CMS, I heard from women all over the country who were denied emergency care during their pregnancies. The Trump Administration just took a major step to make that even more common: nitter.cf/Salon/status/193672333…
Trump has made it even more dangerous to be pregnant bit.ly/4kPtUEd