Chiquita Brooks-LaSure
@TheLaSureSide
Former Adminstrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Senior Fellow at the Century Foundation, wife and mother
Watch former CMS administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure (@TheLaSureSide) on @TheWeekendMSNBC as she joins @CapehartJ and @EugeneDaniels2 to discuss the Republicans’ megabill and its impact on the middle class, rural hospitals, and the economy as a whole.
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.
TCF Senior Fellow Chiquita Brooks-LaSure (@TheLaSureSide) speaks with @RealDoctorMike about the real cost of health care in America, from Medicaid cuts to how the ACA addressed gender discrimination in the individual marketplace. 🎥 Full Interview: go.tcf.org/drmike
Even people who don't lose their Medicaid coverage could be facing MUCH higher costs...
The “One Big Beautiful Bill” would require states to impose cost-sharing of up to $35 per service for some Medicaid enrollees enrolled through the ACA Medicaid expansion with incomes between 100% and 138% of the federal poverty level. Get the details: on.kff.org/4nGLmNp
This is devastating and just a small preview of what is to come because of President Trump and Congressional Republicans' cuts: klkntv.com/rural-southwes…
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=LZTRET…
Critics warn Trump and Republicans' ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ will be ugly for Black Americans Reactions from: @JasmineForUS @BrooksLaSureCMS @blackfutureslab @SenatorWarnock @RepJeffries thegrio.com/2025/07/01/tru…
Here’s a graph about Medicaid that everyone needs to see: open.substack.com/pub/paulkrugma…
As this bill moves back to the House for a final vote, the choice for so-called Republican moderates is clear: protect the health care of the people you serve or give tax breaks to billionaires. Make the right choice.
BREAKING: The Senate voted 50-50 on President Trump's megabill, with Vice President JD Vance cast the tie-breaking vote to pass the massive tax and immigration bill. abcnews.link/s7lakh0
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/call-…
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: x.com/Salon/status/1…
Trump has made it even more dangerous to be pregnant bit.ly/4kPtUEd