Governor Annouces Members of Medicaid Redesign Team II

February 11th, 2020

This week, Governor Cuomo announced the members of the Medicaid Redesign Team II (MRT II). MRT II will commence work immediately and 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. MRT II will create an advisory Work Group to focus on issues associated with long-term care. Recommendations and proposals may be submitted online beginning February 11th. The voting members include:

Co-chair: Michael Dowling, President and CEO of Northwell Health

Co-chair: Dennis Rivera, Former Chair of SEIU Healthcare
Dr. Steven Corwin, President and CEO, New York Presbyterian
Thomas Quatroche, PhD, President and CEO, Erie County Medical Center
LaRay Brown, CEO of One Brooklyn Health
Mario Cilento, President of New York State AFL-CIO
Christopher Del Vecchio, President and CEO of MVP Health Care
Pat Wang, President and CEO of Healthfirst
Emma DeVito, President and CEO of VillageCare
Wade Norwood, CEO of Common Ground Health
Steven Bellone, County Executive, Suffolk County
T.K. Small, Director of Policy at Concepts of Independence
Donna Colonna, CEO, Services for the UnderServed (S:US)
Todd Scheuermann, Secretary of Finance, NYS Senate
Blake Washington, Secretary of Ways and Means, NYS Assembly
Paul Francis, Deputy Secretary for Health and Human Services, Governor’s Office
Dr. Howard Zucker, Commissioner of Health
Dr. Ann Sullivan, Commissioner for the Office of Mental Health
Arlene González-Sánchez, Commissioner of the Office of Addiction Services and Supports
Dr. Theodore Kastner, Commissioner of the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities
Robert Megna, Senior Vice Chancellor and COO, SUNY

New York State Medicaid Director Donna Frescatore will serve as the Team’s Executive Director and the Division of Budget Director Robert Mujica will serve as a non-voting member.