Tim Cortez is currently the manager of the Community Options Section in the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (the Department), Colorado’s State Medicaid Agency. In that position, Tim oversees statewide programs, policies and operations associated with enrolling in Long-Term Services and Support (LTSS) programs, transitioning between hospital or nursing home to a community setting, case management services/care coordination and LTSS technology initiatives. He has 19 years’ experience working in the field of LTSS for the elderly and for individuals with disabilities. He has extensive knowledge of health care delivery redesign models, healthy aging programs and the LTSS system in Colorado.