CHRIS TRAYLOR

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Chris Traylor has been involved in virtually every aspect of healthcare and social services for more than a quarter of a century.  His experience and expertise put him at the forefront of legislative innovation, reform and regulation.  He was successful at every level within state government, most recently as Executive Commissioner of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), until May 31, 2016.

 

Traylor previously served as the Chief Deputy Executive Commissioner of HHSC in Texas and led the Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) as Commissioner from 2010 to 2012.   During his tenure at DADS, the agency implemented broad reforms to improve services for people with physical and intellectual disabilities, and extended community care options for Texans.

 

Before leading DADS, Traylor served for over three years as the Texas state Medicaid director. Under his leadership, Texas developed health passports for children in foster care, and implemented a nationally-recognized, managed model of care for children in state conservatorship, now known as the STAR Health program. Under his guidance, The Lone Star State also expanded a managed care model that integrates acute and long-term care services for Texans who are elderly or have disabilities.  The program almost immediately produced -- and continues to deliver -- significant cost containment for the state, while improving Texans' care by reducing and eliminating the wait for services that allow people to receive care in their homes and communities.

 

Traylor has a lengthy and respected career  at both the state and national scene  His 25 years of public service include Chief of Staff at HHSC, where his duties included managing the day-to-day operations of the consolidation of Texas health and human services agencies in 2004.  His resume includes work as key staff in both the Texas House and Senate as well as in Washington, D.C., where he worked on the staff for members of the U.S. House of Repesentatives as well as a U.S. Senator.

 

Traylor is graduate of Texas Tech University.

 

christraylor@gmail.com

512-964-2078