The Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) was established by Governor Cuomo in January 2011 as a means of finding new ways to lower Medicaid spending in New York State during the 2011-12 fiscal year. Comprised of stakeholders and health care experts from throughout the state, the MRT submitted a report of 79 recommendations in February 2011, 78 of which were included in the enacted budget and are currently being implemented.
The MRT has continued its work in the form of ten work groups, convened to address more complex issues and cooperatively create a multi-year road map for state health care reform that will achieve the Triple Aim better care, better health populations, and lower costs.
