Teresa DeCaro is the Deputy Director of the State Demonstrations Group at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Ms. DeCaro is responsible for Medicaid 1115 demonstration operations, monitoring and evaluation. Previously she was a Senior Advisor to the Director of CMCS primarily focused on the development and evaluation of Medicaid payment and delivery service reform demonstrations, and was CMCS liaison to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), facilitating coordination between these centers on policy and operational issues that affect innovation in the Medicaid program. Ms. DeCaro has broad experience in health policy and operations, and has led a variety of program start-ups in CMS.