MEDICAID REDESIGNED

The panel that Governor Andrew Cuomo assigned to find nearly $3 billion in Medicaid savings is now considering dozens of proposals, including one that would raise the requirements needed for hospital admissions and another that would limit coverage of brand-name prescription drugs.

The state's Health Department submitted 49 proposals to the so-called Medicaid Redesign Team this week. Cuomo has tasked the panel with finding $2.8 billion in savings. WNYC