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DiNapoli: State Medicaid Needs to Stop Paying Bills That Federally Funded Plans Should Cover
… required to apply for federally-funded Medicare at age 65. Under DOH’s supervision, local departments of Social Services … individuals with program costs of $5.5 billion that are 100% covered by federal funds. DOH administers both Medicaid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-state-medicaid-needs-stop-paying-bills-federally-funded-plans-should-coverDiNapoli Finds State Needs to Do More to Address Nursing Home Pandemic Issues
… the past decade may have limited DOH’s ability to prepare and respond in the most effective way. If DOH had better … ways to improve infection control practices and nursing home surveys, among other recommendations. Status : Partially … were made. They compared DOH’s publicly reported nursing home resident deaths from COVID-19 as of May 16, 2023, to its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-finds-state-needs-do-more-address-nursing-home-pandemic-issuesDiNapoli: NYC Facing Larger Budget Gaps Amid Slowing Economic Growth and Rising Costs
… economic growth, rising costs and the restructuring of the funding relationship between the federal government, … Uncertainty from Washington New York City modified its FY 2026 budget to $118.2 billion, $2.3 billion higher than at adoption. However, this total excludes $3.8 billion of FY 2026 expenses that were prepaid in FY 2025. After …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/12/dinapoli-nyc-facing-larger-budget-gaps-amid-slowing-economic-growth-and-rising-costsDiNapoli Audit: Pre-K Special Education Provider Spent $2.5 Million in Unallowed Expenses
… today that an audit of a Brooklyn preschool special education provider found it charged the State Education Department (SED) for $2.6 million in expenses that … today that an audit of a Brooklyn preschool special education provider found it charged the State Education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-audit-pre-k-special-education-provider-spent-25-million-unallowed-expensesAs Racial Homeownership Disparities Persist, State's Mortgage Agency Increases Lending to Minority and Low-Income Borrowers
… communities, increasing its share of loans provided to low-income and minority borrowers over the last 10 years. … home ownership more affordable for New Yorkers. It offers low-interest mortgage programs, down payment assistance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/racial-homeownership-disparities-persist-states-mortgage-agency-increases-lending-minority-and-lowDiNapoli: NYC Immigrant Workforce Below 2015 Peak
… Thomas P. DiNapoli. Through 2023, the foreign-born labor market grew 18.5% since 2015 nationally, while New York … 0.6%, according to data analyzed from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Still, in 2023, New York City’s 1.8 million foreign-born workers made up 44.3% of its total labor force, more than double the national share of 18.6%. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-nyc-immigrant-workforce-below-2015-peakState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today … the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2021-S-22) Williamsburg, a New York City-based not-for-profit organization, is … implementing both recommendations from the report. New York City Department of Education – Compliance with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… has weakened internal controls. For example, from Jan. 1, 2022, through Sept. 30, 2022, the town clerk …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… review bank and investment statements and canceled check images. The board also did not obtain an annual independent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1Medicaid Program – Improper Premium Payments Made on Behalf of Managed Care Members Residing Outside the State
… Objective To determine if the Department of Health (DOH) improperly paid Medicaid managed care premiums on behalf of members who resided outside of New York. The audit covered the period from July 2017 … To determine if the Department of Health improperly paid Medicaid managed care premiums on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/09/09/medicaid-program-improper-premium-payments-made-behalf-managed-care-members-residingDiNapoli: New Yorkers Foot the Bill for Billions in Public Authority Spending and Debt
… The Thruway Authority’s indication in late 2013 that a toll and finance task force would be created to identify new … established such a task force, and the financing plan and toll impact of the new bridge are unclear. Moody’s Investors Service and Standard & Poor’s Rating Services lowered their credit ratings for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-new-yorkers-foot-bill-billions-public-authority-spending-and-debtAuditors Find Safety Hazards at Pre-K Facilities in New York City
… and peeling paint, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “New York City is … learning environment.” The UPK program was established by the state in 1997 to provide all eligible four-year-olds … in public school settings through programs operated by the DOE, and through contracts with eligible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/auditors-find-safety-hazards-pre-k-facilities-new-york-cityDiNapoli: 90 School Districts in Fiscal Stress
… County), Glens Falls Common School District (Warren), Johnson City Central School District (Broome), Peekskill City …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-90-school-districts-fiscal-stressDiNapoli Announces Latest Fiscal Stress Scores
… There are 25 local governments in fiscal stress, State … There are 25 local governments in fiscal stress State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/dinapoli-announces-latest-fiscal-stress-scoresWall Street Profits for 2014 May Not Reach 2013 Level
… Wall Street’s profits of $8.7 billion in the first half of 2014 … New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today. “Wall Street remains very profitable, but earnings may be … to less than 19 percent in the first half of 2014. In 1990, New York City accounted for nearly one-third of all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/wall-street-profits-2014-may-not-reach-2013-levelDiNapoli: Too Many Subway Stations Need Repairs
… Too many New York City subway stations are in disrepair and New York City Transit’s repair program … in a “state of good repair.” Components rated 3 or higher are worn or damaged. The survey does not consider … Nearly half of all platform edges (43 percent), which are important to rider safety, had defects in need of repair. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/dinapoli-too-many-subway-stations-need-repairsWall Street Bonuses Declined in 2011
… City securities industry employees are forecast to decline by 14 percent to $19.7 billion during this year’s bonus season, according to an estimate released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Click here to view … would be the second year in a row that profits dropped by more than half. While the industry had a strong first half …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2012/02/wall-street-bonuses-declined-2011Audit Faults Justice Center Records, Raises Questions on Accountability
… three individuals who had committed serious acts of abuse or neglect against vulnerable New Yorkers off a registry, a … years old, we don't know how effectively it is operating or whether changes are needed. This isn't about … The Justice Center manages a database of claims of abuse or neglect, and it is responsible for investigating those …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/audit-faults-justice-center-records-raises-questions-accountabilityOpinion 2003-1
… IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Expenses (of extension to town water district) WATER DISTRICTS -- Extension (cost charged only against … §202(5), the cost of an extension to a town water district is charged against only properties within the extension. The … of an improvement for an extension to an existing town water district is borne solely by the properties within the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-1Opinion 90-31
… CONSTRUCTION LAW, §41; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1): A committee formed by seven towns to operate a joint airport … Law, §353-a must act by majority vote of the whole committee. The participating towns may not, by local law, authorize the committee to act by majority of the quorum present at a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-31