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DiNapoli: Medicaid Audits Find More Than $700 Million in Unnecessary Costs and Overpayments
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today released five audits of the Department of Health’s (DOH) Medicaid program that identified approximately $706.6 million in unnecessary, improper or questionable payments and made … Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today released five audits of the Department of Healths DOH Medicaid program that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-medicaid-audits-find-more-700-million-unnecessary-costs-and-overpaymentsTransforming Into Construction & Development
… to the renamed MTA Construction & Development as part of transforming the MTA resulted in improved service … to the renamed MTA Construction Development as part of transforming the MTA resulted in improved service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/10/22/transforming-construction-developmentDiNapoli: NYC Facing Larger Budget Gaps Amid Slowing Economic Growth and Rising Costs
… 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 adjusting … $122 billion in FY 2025. While the plan shows that FY 2026 remains balanced, the city did not take significant …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/12/dinapoli-nyc-facing-larger-budget-gaps-amid-slowing-economic-growth-and-rising-costsDiNapoli: Wall Street Profits Surge Again, Giving New York a Fiscal Boost
… could help generate higher-than-expected city and state tax collections if this pace continues. “The securities … 73.4% over the same period last year, while commission income, AI-related dealmaking, and supervisory fees also … securities industry rose to a record 201,500 jobs in 2024, surpassing the previous peak in 2000. Preliminary 2025 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/dinapoli-wall-street-profits-surge-again-giving-new-york-fiscal-boostAs Racial Homeownership Disparities Persist, State's Mortgage Agency Increases Lending to Minority and Low-Income Borrowers
… data could be released more frequently on the Open Data NY portal, and county or neighborhood level data would … The St of NY Mortgage Agency boosted lending and programs for minority …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/racial-homeownership-disparities-persist-states-mortgage-agency-increases-lending-minority-and-lowOpinion 88-55
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY- Powers … municipality owns all the fire apparatus used in carrying out the contract, section 209-d limits the portion of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-55DiNapoli: Unsafe Conditions, Questionable Spending Found at Affordable NYC Housing Complexes
… and Development (HPD), according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. … and Development HPD according to an audit released today by New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-unsafe-conditions-questionable-spending-found-affordable-nyc-housing-complexesPrivacy and Links Policy
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https://www.osc.ny.gov/online-services/privacy-and-links-policyDiNapoli: City of Troy's Finances in Precarious Position
… finance day-to-day operations and insufficient funding for capital costs, according to an audit released today by State … did not include interfund transfers that were made to the capital projects fund totaling $6 million. As a result, the … For instance, the city budgeted for equipment and capital outlays totaling $122,219, even though the city’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-city-troys-finances-precarious-positionDiNapoli: MTA Faces $9.8 Billion Capital Plan Shortfall
… Authority (MTA) will be able to limit future fare and toll increases to 4 percent as planned will depend … possible to assess the impact on the MTA’s finances, its fare and toll-paying customers, or the state and city … $1 billion more than in 2014. Even with planned biennial fare and toll increases of 4 percent, the capital program …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-mta-faces-98-billion-capital-plan-shortfallState Comptroller DiNapoli Report Details LIRR Delays in 2017
… by delays and cancellations, according to a report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. These delays … by delays and cancellations according to a report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-report-details-lirr-delays-2017State Audit Recommends Improvements to NYC's Oversight of Agencies Placing Foster Children
… New York City's Administration for Children's Services (ACS) should improve oversight to … are safe from harm." In New York City, ACS is responsible for ensuring the safety of children who are placed in foster … with relatives or with foster parents approved by not-for-profit, community-based voluntary agencies. The agencies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-audit-recommends-improvements-nycs-oversight-agencies-placing-foster-childrenDiNapoli Says State Opioid Treatment Programs Need Better Coordination
… were getting other opioid prescriptions or coordinating care with health care providers. This audit is part of a broader initiative by … should take steps to help treatment programs and health care providers work together to prevent overdoses that could …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/11/dinapoli-says-state-opioid-treatment-programs-need-better-coordinationDiNapoli: Calls to Investigate Violations of Do Not Call Law Going Unanswered
… to 454,100 in 2017, but the number of cases referred to legal counsel at the division fell from 15 to one over that … and 2016 combined, the division referred only two cases to legal counsel for further enforcement, versus 29 in 2015 and … to Do Not Call. It also has some shared investigative and legal staff. Auditors found personnel turnover and vacancies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-calls-investigate-violations-do-not-call-law-going-unansweredDiNapoli: MTA’s Subway Station Repair List Is Growing
The overall number of repairs needed in New York Citys subway stations has increased leaving fewer stations in good condition as the system has deteriorated faster than the pace of repairs according to an analysis of MTA data by New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/dinapoli-mtas-subway-station-repair-list-growingDiNapoli Audit: MTA Transit Capital Projects Plagued by Cost Overruns and Delays
… one project Transit had to issue numerous reminders to the contractor to increase technical staffing to meet the … required to hold meetings about AWOs with and without the contractor as part of the AWO process. It is also required to … that for 28, Transit did not hold the meetings without the contractor. In addition, no “lessons learned” were documented …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/dinapoli-audit-mta-transit-capital-projects-plagued-cost-overruns-and-delaysNew York State Comptroller DiNapoli: Wall Street Profits Rose in 2018, But Bonuses Fell
… Securities industry profits in 2018 were 11 percent higher … the financial markets in the fourth quarter of 2018, the securities industry still had a good year with increased … Stock Exchange member firms (the traditional measure of securities industry profits). Profits totaled $27.3 billion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-wall-street-profits-rose-2018-bonuses-fellOpinion 91-14
… (need for prior to cooperation agreement for refuse collection) REFUSE AND GARBAGE -- Collection of (for village by town refuse and garbage … within the town but excluded from the district for the collection of village refuse. The town board's resolution …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-14Opinion 90-30
… for recording by the mortgagor. A county social services official who presents for recording a satisfaction of a … Social Services Law, §106 provides that a social services official responsible for the administration of assistance or … Services Law, however, provides that a social services official is not subject to any fee "for ... recording any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-30Opinion 89-31
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … Election (authority of city to provide for) MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §§10(1)(ii)(a)(1), (c)(1), 37: A city may not … in this State that government by representation is the rule. Direct action by the electorate is the exception and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-31