Tania Colon

TANIA COLON is the director of vendor oversight and strategy of UnitedHealthcare Community & State’s Texas Health Plan. In her current role, Colon oversees health plan vendors and manages a unit that focuses on network innovations and special projects. Prior to her role within United Health Care, she served in key roles within the Texas Association Health Plans and State of Texas Health and Human Services Commission. She has over eighteen total years of experience in health care including experience in program and policy development, operations and systems, medical billing, Medicaid financing, business expansion, advocacy, and national consulting. In her tenure at the state, she was responsible for overseeing the implementation of several major managed care initiatives, the Community First Choice Long-Term Care Service and Support (LTSS) program in Texas, and the Dual Eligible demonstration which currently operates in six counties in Texas. @uhc