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DiNapoli: Tax Cap Remains Below One Percent in 2017
… Property tax levy growth for local governments will be capped at 0.68 percent … York’s local governments must cope with extremely limited growth for property taxes to stay within the tax cap,” said … year in a row that local governments have had their levy growth capped at less than 2 percent and the second year in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/dinapoli-tax-cap-remains-below-one-percent-2017State Comptroller DiNapoli Launches Academy for Local Government Officials
… of local officials to make sure the books are managed right, but we also offer them a helping hand,” said DiNapoli. “We know that keeping a local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-launches-academy-local-government-officialsCVS Health – Accuracy of Empire Plan Medicare Rx Drug Rebate Revenue Remitted to the Department of Civil Service
… Objective To determine if CVS Health appropriately invoiced drug manufacturers and remitted corresponding rebate revenue … drugs provided under the Empire Plan Medicare Rx drug benefit. Our audit covered the period January 1, 2014 … in the Empire Plan and Medicare have their prescription drug coverage under Empire Plan Medicare Rx, a Medicare Part …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/21/cvs-health-accuracy-empire-plan-medicare-rx-drug-rebate-revenue-remitted-department-civilFairport Central School District – Financial Condition and Capital Improvement Project Expenditures (2013M-23)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s financial condition and capital … project expenditures for the period July 1, 2009, to December 11, 2012. Background The Fairport Central School … five years, the District’s tax levy only had an average change of 1.09 percent. However, District officials’ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/04/19/fairport-central-school-district-financial-condition-and-capitalAccuracy of Reported Discharge Data (Follow-Up)
… when we examined DoE’s discharge classifications for its 2004-08 general education cohort (i.e., the students …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/09/accuracy-reported-discharge-data-followUpstate Cerebral Palsy – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Purpose To determine whether the costs reported by Upstate Cerebral … York. UCP provides preschool special education services to children with disabilities between the ages of three and … financial information, including costs, that UCP reports to SED on its annual CFR. To be eligible for reimbursement, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/11/05/upstate-cerebral-palsy-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualThe ARC of Ulster-Greene – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Purpose To determine whether the costs reported by The ARC of … education services. Ulster-Greene provides these services to children with disabilities between the ages of three and … provided preschool special education services to about 130 children from ten school districts located in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/02/arc-ulster-greene-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualAspire of Western New York – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Aspire provides a wide range of services to children with disabilities from birth through age 21, including … reimbursement, the provider's reported costs must comply with the guidelines specified in the RCM. For the year ended … in various other-than-personal-service costs such as entertainment and food expenses. We also identified $32,377 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/29/aspire-western-new-york-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualComptroller DiNapoli Releases School and Municipal Audits
… issued. Town of Hounsfield – Claims Auditing (Jefferson County) The board did not audit claims before approving … Rochester City School District – Budget Review (Monroe County) A review of the district’s general fund budgets … water usages used by village officials to bill customers did not always appear to be accurate. Finally, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-and-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: Local Tax Cap Will Be Two Percent in 2022
… tax levy growth will be limited to 2% for a third time in four years for local governments with calendar fiscal … first applied to local governments and school districts in 2012, limits annual tax levy increases to the lesser of … Dec. 31) had their levy growth capped at that amount. In 2021, the allowable levy growth was 1.56%. The Office of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-local-tax-cap-will-be-two-percent-2022UnitedHealthcare – Reasonable and Customary Reimbursement Rates for Delayed Claims
… rate schedules that did not correlate with the date of the service on the claims, and to calculate the corresponding … Program (NYSHIP), administered by the Department of Civil Service (Civil Service), provides health insurance coverage to over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/12/unitedhealthcare-reasonable-and-customary-reimbursement-rates-delayed-claimsEmpire BlueCross – Improper Payments for Special Items Billed by Hospitals Within Long Island Health Network
… special items according to the terms of its contract with Long Island Health Network and, if not, whether Empire … by standard fee schedules. Under Empire’s contract with Long Island Health Network (LIHN), which covered ten hospitals on Long Island, Empire paid about $180.5 million for 158,305 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/11/29/empire-bluecross-improper-payments-special-items-billed-hospitals-within-long-island-healthHeadstart of Rockland, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Purpose To determine whether the costs reported by Head Start of Rockland, Inc. (HSOR) on its Consolidated Fiscal … calculated, adequately documented, and allowable under the State Education Department’s (SED) guidelines, including … To determine whether the costs reported by Head Start of Rockland Inc on its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/27/headstart-rockland-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualCVS Health – Temporary Holding Account Rebate Revenue (Follow-Up)
To determine the extent of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report Temporary Holding Account Rebate Revenue 2019S27
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/10/15/cvs-health-temporary-holding-account-rebate-revenue-followCVS Health – Accuracy of Drug Rebate Revenue Remitted to the Department of Civil Service (Follow-Up)
… CVS Health was required to negotiate agreements with drug manufacturers for rebates and remit the rebate revenue to … generated from agreements CVS Health had with six drug manufacturers and found that CVS Health did not always invoice drug manufacturers for all rebates, collect all rebates from the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/02/08/cvs-health-accuracy-drug-rebate-revenue-remitted-department-civil-service-followCVS Health - Accuracy of Drug Rebate Revenue Remitted to the Department of Civil Service (Follow-Up)
… five recommendations included in our initial audit report, CVS Health – Accuracy of Drug Rebate Revenue Remitted to the … 1.1 million members. Civil Service contracted with CVS Health to administer the Empire Plan’s prescription drug … December 31, 2018. In accordance with the contract, CVS Health was required to negotiate agreements with drug …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/12/29/cvs-health-accuracy-drug-rebate-revenue-remitted-department-civil-service-followEthelbert B. Crawford Public Library – Disbursements (2013M-222)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the internal controls over the Library’s disbursements for … The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the internal controls over the Librarys disbursements for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2013/11/01/ethelbert-b-crawford-public-library-disbursements-2013m-222Whitestone School for Child Development – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Fiscal Reports (CFRs) of the Whitestone School for Child Development (Whitestone) were calculated properly, … Manual (Manual). The audit included all expenses claimed for the fiscal year 2012-13 and certain expenses for the two fiscal years ended June 30, 2012. Background …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/07/whitestone-school-child-development-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualUnited HealthCare – Compensation and Benefit Costs for the Empire Plan for the Period January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2010
… to support the charges for time worked by claims and call center staff assigned to the Empire Plan. United did not … method to track and account for the time worked by claims center staff. Key Recommendations For no less than six … for the compensation and benefits of claims and call center employees who administer the Empire Plan’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/10/united-healthcare-compensation-and-benefit-costs-empire-plan-period-january-1-2008-throughUnitedHealthcare Insurance Company of New York – Overpayments for Physician-Administered Drugs
… with UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company of New York (United) to administer the Medical/Surgical Program of the … clinical setting. From January 2017 through December 2021, United paid approximately $878 million for … drugs was paid. As of March 29, 2023, United recovered $254,188 of the improper payments. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/13/unitedhealthcare-insurance-company-new-york-overpayments-physician-administered-drugs