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DiNapoli: Many NYC Senior Citizens Remaining Too Long on DFTA Wait Lists for Services
… Too many seniors are waiting months on the New York City Department for the Aging’s (DFTA) client wait lists to get critical assistance like home delivered … Too many seniors are waiting months on the New York City Department for the Agings DFTA client wait …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-many-nyc-senior-citizens-remaining-too-long-dfta-wait-lists-servicesDiNapoli: School District and Big City Tax Levy Cap at 2% for Second Straight Year
… Property tax levy growth for school districts and the state’s biggest cities will be … The tax cap, which first applied to local governments and school districts in 2012, limits annual tax levy increases to … with certain exceptions, including a provision that allows school districts to override the cap with 60% voter approval …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-school-district-and-big-city-tax-levy-cap-2-percent-second-straight-yearXI.4.B Standard Contract Language for Grant Contracts: Fixed Term, Multiyear Contracts and Simplified Renewals – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… OVERVIEW State agencies can enter into a grant program contract using a fixed term agreement, a straight multiyear agreement, or a simplified renewal agreement. The purpose of this section is to present standard contract language for each of those types of agreements for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi4b-standard-contract-language-grant-contracts-fixed-term-multiyear-contracts-and-simplifiedDiNapoli: MTA Needs to Refocus Attention on Overdue Upgrades and Preparations for Extreme Weather
… MTA said it needed to invest $4.9 billion in new subway cars from 2015 through 2024, but it only spent $700,000 on subway car projects since 2015. It did order 460 subway cars during its 2015-2019 capital program — to replace those … over 40 years old and prone to break downs — but the new cars are not expected until 2025. The MTA has spent just half …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-mta-needs-refocus-attention-overdue-upgrades-and-preparations-extreme-weatherDiNapoli: Some Bright Spots for NYC Finances in FY21, but Long-Term Challenges Looming
… billion surplus for city fiscal year (FY) 2021 because of better-than-projected revenues from income and corporate … service savings from lower interest rates and a deferral of labor costs to FY 2022, but the city will have to overcome … FY 2021 was enabled by one-shot actions, such as the use of retiree health reserves, and spending cuts. The city also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-some-bright-spots-nyc-finances-fy21-long-term-challenges-loomingDiNapoli: Lack of Oversight Delayed Access to Emergency Home Repairs for Elderly New Yorkers
… program contributed to delays in urgent home repairs for seniors. The audit found the agency needs to do more to … program. “The RESTORE program has been a vital resource for seniors across our state whose homes may be at risk if … program contributed to delays in urgent home repairs for seniors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-lack-oversight-delayed-access-emergency-home-repairs-elderly-new-yorkersMitchell Lama Applicants Charged $200 for Virtually No Chance of Apartment in Their Lifetime
… to collect $200 fees from applicants who had virtually no chance of getting an apartment in their lifetime, an audit released … created a risk that application fees could be misused. “My office has conducted several audits of the Mitchell Lama …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/mitchell-lama-applicants-charged-200-virtually-no-chance-apartment-their-lifetimeRFP#24-07 – Professional Auditing Services for New York State’s Annual Financial Statements and eMedNY
… through the following link(s): Request for Proposals (PDF) Attachments Required for Submission of a Proposal (MS Word) Attachment C Cost Proposal (MS Excel) Official Responses to Questions (in PDF, to be posted on December 18, 2024) Note: the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/procurement/rfp24-07Medicaid Program – Managed Care Payments for Services Not Coordinated Through Recipient Restriction Program Providers
… Objective To determine whether the Department of Health (DOH) provided adequate oversight to ensure managed care recipients in the Recipient Restriction Program received … (Restriction Program) was created to reduce the cost of inappropriate utilization by identifying Medicaid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/11/26/medicaid-program-managed-care-payments-services-not-coordinated-through-recipientHebrew Institute for the Deaf and Exceptional Children – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… whether the costs reported by the Hebrew Institute for the Deaf and Exceptional Children (Hebrew Institute) on … audit included expenses claimed on Hebrew Institute’s CFRs for the three fiscal years ended June 30, 2014. Background Hebrew Institute is a Brooklyn, New York, not-for-profit organization approved by SED to provide full-day …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/11/22/hebrew-institute-deaf-and-exceptional-children-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualMedicaid Program – Questionable Payments for Practitioner Services and Pharmacy Claims Pertaining to a Selected Physician
… (2013-S-15) Department of Health: Improper Payments to a Dentist (2012-S-52) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/09/18/medicaid-program-questionable-payments-practitioner-services-and-pharmacy-claims-pertainingMedicaid Program – Excessive Medicaid Payments to Federally Qualified Health Centers for Group Therapy Services
… for a group therapy session for eight recipients. The provider did not bill the appropriate FQHC payment rate of … a rate of $203.45. As a result, Medicaid reimbursed the provider $1,627.60 for the onehour session ($203.45 x 8 recipients). If the provider billed the appropriate FQHC rate, Medicaid would …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/11/18/medicaid-program-excessive-medicaid-payments-federally-qualified-health-centers-groupMedicaid Program – Overpayments to Managed Care Organizations and Hospitals for Low Birth Weight Newborns
… one MCO $99,044 for a low birth weight kick payment based on a reported newborn birth weight of 215 grams. However, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/10/02/medicaid-program-overpayments-managed-care-organizations-and-hospitals-low-birth-weightUnited HealthCare – Overpayments for Services Provided by Hudson Valley Bone and Joint Surgeons, LLP
… the rates participating providers agree to accept for the same services. Consequently, to encourage members to use less … for Services Provided by Eastern Orange Ambulatory Surgery Center (2015-S-53) New York State Health Insurance Program: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/08/united-healthcare-overpayments-services-provided-hudson-valley-bone-and-joint-surgeons-llpUnited HealthCare – Payments for Fraudulent and Improper Claims Submitted by Davis Ethical Pharmacy (Follow-Up)
… - Payments for Fraudulent and Improper Claims Submitted by Davis Ethical Pharmacy (Report 2012-S-10). Background Our … Plan (NYSHIP) made improper payments totaling $137,459 to Davis Ethical Pharmacy. Based on information obtained from … indicated on the claims), auditors determined that Davis Ethical likely fabricated nearly all of the improper …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/02/18/united-healthcare-payments-fraudulent-and-improper-claims-submitted-davis-ethical-pharmacyImproper Medicaid Payments Involving Fee-for-Service Claims for Recipients With Multiple Client Identification Numbers (Follow-Up)
… enrollments of recipients concurrently enrolled in FFS foster care under different CINs; $12.7 million in improper … General (OMIG) recovers improper premium payments for foster care recipients with multiple CINs and, by the end of … not have a process to recover improper payments for non-foster care recipients with concurrent FFS enrollment or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/08/improper-medicaid-payments-involving-fee-service-claims-recipients-multiple-clientUnitedHealthcare Insurance Company of New York: Improper Payments for Acupuncture and Acupuncture-Related Services (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company of New York: Improper Payments for … members Civil Service contracts with UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company of New York (United) to administer the … included in our initial audit report UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company of New York Improper Payments for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/07/20/unitedhealthcare-insurance-company-new-york-improper-payments-acupuncture-and-acupunctureDiNapoli Announces $2B Strategic Partnership With Goldman Sachs Asset Management For Global Equity Investments
… Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) to invest in a diverse group of global equity strategies viewed as having strong potential to … in its Alternative Investments & Manager Selection (AIMS) Group will augment the CRF Global Equity Team, which manages … with Goldman Sachs Asset Management to invest in a diverse group of global equity strategies viewed as having strong …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-announces-2b-strategic-partnership-goldman-sachs-asset-management-global-equity-investmentsState Falls Short in Verifying if Companies Qualify for Tax Breaks Under Excelsior Program
… did not meet expectations to not verifying if jobs were full-time or part-time. ESD also could not produce evidence … ESD officials disagreed with the audit’s findings. Their full response is contained in the audit. DiNapoli’s auditors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/state-falls-short-verifying-if-companies-qualify-tax-breaks-under-excelsior-programDiNapoli Report Looks at New York's Social Insurance Programs for Unemployed and Injured Workers
… workers and their families each year, according to a new report by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli that reviews … an incentive to return to work, among others. DiNapoli’s report looks at how three types of workers – those earning … at a maximum benefit of $1,151, ranking 4 th . DiNapoli’s report found that Connecticut’s policy is most beneficial to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-report-looks-new-yorks-social-insurance-programs-unemployed-and-injured-workers