Governor Andrew Cuomo today announced the members of the Medicaid Redesign Team II. The Governor announced in his FY 2021 Executive Budget address that the Team will find savings in the Medicaid program in the same way the first Medicaid Redesign Team, or MRT I, which he established in 2011, set the course for recurring savings that kept the program's spending growth to less than half the national average.
The reconstituted team, known as MRT II, will develop a comprehensive set of recommendations to build on the successful strategy of the original MRT while identifying changes to the State's Medicaid program that will generate $2.5 billion in recurring savings within the upcoming FY 2021 State budget.
As a result of MRT I reforms and the Medicaid Global Cap, New York State held Medicaid state-share funds spending growth to an average of 2.2 percent compared to a national average of state funds spending of 5.3 percent, and saved tax payers more than $19 billion.
The Team will commence its work immediately and, consistent with MRT I, hold its first public meeting on Tuesday, February 11th. The Team will submit its report with findings and recommendations to the Governor and Legislature in March for consideration in the Fiscal Year 2021 Enacted Budget.
The MRT II will be charged with accelerating the strategies of MRT I that have proved successful for the last nine years while creating course corrections in order to ensure financial sustainability to the Medicaid program. The Team is charged with advancing a comprehensive set of recommendations that will generate $2.5 billion in 2021 with recurring savings in subsequent years. The Governor has directed the Team to identify those savings with the following directives: ensure zero impact on local governments and zero impact on beneficiaries; find industry efficiencies and/or additional industry revenue; and root out waste, fraud and abuse.
The reconstituted team, known as MRT II, will develop a comprehensive set of recommendations to build on the successful strategy of the original MRT while identifying changes to the State's Medicaid program that will generate $2.5 billion in recurring savings within the upcoming FY 2021 State budget.
As a result of MRT I reforms and the Medicaid Global Cap, New York State held Medicaid state-share funds spending growth to an average of 2.2 percent compared to a national average of state funds spending of 5.3 percent, and saved tax payers more than $19 billion.
The Team will commence its work immediately and, consistent with MRT I, hold its first public meeting on Tuesday, February 11th. The Team will submit its report with findings and recommendations to the Governor and Legislature in March for consideration in the Fiscal Year 2021 Enacted Budget.
The MRT II will be charged with accelerating the strategies of MRT I that have proved successful for the last nine years while creating course corrections in order to ensure financial sustainability to the Medicaid program. The Team is charged with advancing a comprehensive set of recommendations that will generate $2.5 billion in 2021 with recurring savings in subsequent years. The Governor has directed the Team to identify those savings with the following directives: ensure zero impact on local governments and zero impact on beneficiaries; find industry efficiencies and/or additional industry revenue; and root out waste, fraud and abuse.
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Source: The Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
Source: The Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
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