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State Will Save Millions After Audit Uncovers Unnecessary Medicaid Transportation Costs
… office will continue to monitor for overpayments and abuse in the Medicaid system." The Medicaid program provides … for individuals who were not eligible for these services. In response to the audit, DOH made changes, which are … provider billed Medicaid a total of $169,893 for tolls. In response to the work of auditors, the provider informed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/state-will-save-millions-after-audit-uncovers-unnecessary-medicaid-transportation-costsMedicaid Program – Claims Processing Activity October 1, 2021 Through March 31, 2022
… were submitted by approved providers, were processed in accordance with Medicaid requirements, and resulted in correct payments to the providers. The audit covered the … 2022, eMedNY processed over 294 million claims, resulting in payments to providers of nearly $42 billion. The claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/12/13/medicaid-program-claims-processing-activity-october-1-2021-through-march-31-2022Medicaid Program – Claims Processing Activity April 1, 2021 Through September 30, 2021
… computer system processes claims submitted by providers for services rendered to Medicaid-eligible recipients, and it generates payments to reimburse the providers for their claims. During the 6-month period ended September … Medicaid payments, as follows: $28.5 million was paid for managed care premiums on behalf of enrollees who also had …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/08/19/medicaid-program-claims-processing-activity-april-1-2021-through-september-30-2021Performance of the Excelsior Jobs Program
… To determine whether firms that were issued a Certificate of Tax Credit met the eligibility requirements for job growth … Jobs Program (Program), established in Chapter 59 of the Laws of 2010, provides refundable tax credits to firms … could not provide evidence from the company justifying the need for the revision – including one company whose 2012 job …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/07/07/performance-excelsior-jobs-programDiNapoli Halts $24 Million in Suspicious Tax Refunds
… 7,482 improper filings –an 18 percent rise from last year. To date, DiNapoli's office audited and approved 4.8 million … refund requests totaling $352.5 million are expected to be paid in the coming days. “Those who break the rules … “Tax cheats are continually coming up with new schemes to get money they aren’t entitled to. My office works …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-halts-24-million-suspicious-tax-refundsXVIII.1 Capital Projects – XVIII. Capital Projects
… The Division of Budget (DOB) worked with the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC), the Statewide Financial … enter individual capital projects in the SFS. The purpose of Budget Bulletin E-1196 is to provide stakeholders with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xviii/xviii2-project-costing-changes-pcipDiNapoli: Pandemic Disrupts Special Education; Many Students Missing Mandated Services
… reopening plans should be determining how to compensate for the learning losses students suffered and to ensure they … During the COVID-19 crisis, programs and services for students with disabilities were disrupted by abrupt … in-person instruction (6%) than the statewide average for all students (7%). While all students faced the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-pandemic-disrupts-special-education-many-students-missing-mandated-servicesNiagara Falls Housing Authority – Compensation-Related Payments to the Executive Director (2012M-199)
… period January 1, 2010, to July 31, 2012. Background The Niagara Falls Housing Authority is a municipal housing authority …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/01/18/niagara-falls-housing-authority-compensation-related-payments-executive-directorNew Customer-Focused Subway Metrics
… introduced the new metrics¹: Additional Platform Time (APT), the average time that customers wait at a station … 2019-20 State Budget, requires the MTA to publicly report APT, ATT, AJT, and CJTP. Key Findings Transit’s new … assumptions made during its calculation of subway APT, ATT, and AJT or the limitations of the data used. APT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/17/new-customer-focused-subway-metricsOpinion 88-5
… is determined to be reasonable (see also 34 Opns St Comp, 1978, p 163). Obviously, any determination in this … Opns St Comp No. 85-3, p 3; 1983 Opns St Comp No. 83-85, p 102). In response to your second inquiry regarding whether … v Agsalud , 633 F2d 760, affd 70 L ed 2d 75, 454 US 801, 102 S Ct 79). Therefore, it appears that "ERISA" would not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-5Location Service Providers
… strongly encourages everyone to contact the Office of Unclaimed Funds directly to determine if we are holding funds … and public outreach. There is no charge for processing claims or returning funds. If you are interested in becoming … on the ‘Claiming Property’ dropdown menu on the Office of Unclaimed Funds home page. You will need to provide an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/resources/location-service-providersNew York State’s Aging Prison Population: Share of Older Adults Keeps Rising
… State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS). Note: All data reflect the number of individuals under custody in DOCCS facilities as of March 31 of each year. Despite this … Figure 2 shows the number of older individuals admitted to DOCCS prisons for a new offense or for parole violations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-york-states-aging-prison-population-share-older-adults-keeps-risingGlossary
… must be formally appointed by the Court to safeguard these funds until the child becomes 18. Usually, a parent (the … assigned to a specific property held by the Office of Unclaimed Funds and is for our internal use only. Original …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/claimants/glossaryDiNapoli: Monster Beverage Needs To Diversify Board
… on the company to report on plans to increase gender and racial diversity on its board. The Fund's proposal is … on plans to increase diversity, which was also filed last year, asks that the board describe what steps it has taken or … board diversity proposal in recent years. In 2012-13 the Fund filed with five companies: Leucadia National …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-monster-beverage-needs-diversify-boardSelected Programs to Assist Businesses in New York City
… To determine whether the New York City Department of Small Business Services provided available services under the … were provided by both CAs and SBAs. BPREP provided grants of up to $3,000 to businesses in the Superstorm Sandy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/03/14/selected-programs-assist-businesses-new-york-cityComptroller DiNapoli: 26 School Districts in Fiscal Stress
… Twenty-six school districts have been designated as fiscally stressed under New York … stress last year, many of the entities in this year’s list have changed. Only 12 were designated as stressed in both … 21 as “susceptible to fiscal stress.” The scores are based on the evaluation of 672 school districts with fiscal years …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/comptroller-dinapoli-26-school-districts-fiscal-stressState Authority Contracts on Open Book NY
… review and approve certain State authority contracts that are valued at greater than $1 million and which are awarded noncompetitively or paid in whole or part with … by the State. Approved eligible State authority contracts are displayed on Open Book New York. By comparison, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/public-authorities/state-authority-contracts-open-book-nyDiNapoli Calls on Major Corporations to Conduct Racial Equity Audits
… York State Common Retirement Fund holds and invests the assets of the New York State and Local Retirement System on … and retirees and their beneficiaries. The Fund has assets of approximately $267.8 billion as of Sept. 30, 2021. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-calls-major-corporations-conduct-racial-equity-auditsNY State Comptroller DiNapoli Calls on Corporate America To Address Lack of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
… initiative to hold publicly-traded corporations and their top executives accountable for their diversity, equity and inclusion policies and practices. DiNapoli said the Fund … asserting a commitment to inclusivity of diversity by sex, race, ethnicity, age, gender identity, gender expression …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-calls-corporate-america-address-lack-diversity-equity-inclusionNY State Comptroller Announces Appointment of Emerging Managers Director
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the … Sylvester (Sly) McClearn as director of the New York State Common Retirement Fund’s (Fund) Emerging Manager Program. He was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/ny-state-comptroller-announces-appointment-emerging-managers-director