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Housing Trust Fund Corporation – Oversight of the Residential Emergency Services to Offer Home Repairs to the Elderly Program

… selected LPAs were properly administering the Residential Emergency Services to Offer Home Repairs to the Elderly … using awarded funds within required time frames to ensure emergency repairs were addressed promptly. For the three-year … selected LPAs were properly administering the Residential Emergency Services to Offer Home Repairs to the Elderly …

Housing Trust Fund Corporation – Oversight of the Residential Emergency Services to Offer Home Repairs to the Elderly Program (2020-S-4) 180-Day Response

To determine whether Local Program Administrators were selected appropriately and their selection was properly documented by Homes and Community Renewal; and whether selected LPAs were properly administering the Residential Emergency Services to Offer Home Repairs to the Elderly (RESTORE) program...

Many New Yorkers Struggle to Pay for Housing

… Nearly 1.4 million households paid half or more of their income in 2017 towards housing costs. “The high cost of … health.” Housing affordability measures look at levels of income compared to housing costs. Housing is generally … when it consumes less than 30 percent of household income. In 2017, New York ranked third highest among states …

DiNapoli: DOH Needs to Improve Drug Rebate Collections

… $4.3 million in inappropriate payments in an audit of Medicaid claims processing from Oct. 1, 2014 through March … to reduce state and federal expenditures for Medicaid prescription costs. Since January 1991, New York state has … Medicaid Drug Rebates , or go to: http://www.osc.state.ny.us/audits/allaudits/093016/15s1.pdf Read the audit, …

Improper Medicaid Payments to Eye Care Providers (Follow-Up)

… in our initial audit report, Improper Medicaid Payments to Eye Care Providers (Report 2015-S-6 ). Background Under … State requirements. As a result of these weaknesses, six eye care professionals who did not comply with the … Department of Health: Improper Medicaid Payments to Eye Care Providers ( 2015-S-6 ) …

Improper Episodic Payments to Home Health Providers (Follow-Up)

… State's Medicaid program provides a wide range of health care services to individuals who are economically … to Medicaid recipients in the home. EPS is based on 60-day episodes of care. CHHAs can be paid for a full episode … to CHHAs that improperly billed multiple episodes for the same recipient within 60 days of the recipient’s original …

Medicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Payments to a Transportation Provider

… Medicaid made inappropriate payments to a transportation provider. The audit covered the period from September 26, … any relevant Medicaid payments will be recouped and the provider may be subject to additional fines and sanctions. The provider we reviewed is a private proprietary corporation …

Medicaid Program – Inappropriate Payments Related to Procedure Modifiers

… Purpose To determine whether Medicaid made inappropriate payments to providers that failed … from January 1, 2012 to March 31, 2017. Background The Medicaid program is a federal, state, and locally funded … The Department of Health (Department) administers the Medicaid program in New York State. Health care providers …

Rochester Attorney Admits to Unlawfully Receiving Retirement Benefits

… Diane M. Cecero, age 64, of Pittsford, New York, admitted today to unlawfully "double-dipping" and receiving … agreed to pay back those benefits, with interest, as part of a pretrial diversion agreement. The announcement was made … Diane M Cecero age 64 of Pittsford New York admitted today to unlawfully …

DiNapoli: State Contractor Failed to Pay Prevailing Wages

… hide its non-compliance with state law by misrepresenting hours worked and rates paid in certified payrolls it … found the contractor was also paying employees for fewer hours than they actually worked and told employees to submit … believe that employees may have been paid for fewer hours than they actually worked January 20, to March 14 this …

DiNapoli: Town of Bennington Audit Leads to Arrest

… DiNapoli’s  audit of the town  was issued today and details how Metz deposited portions of the missing funds back … DiNapoli and his staff for their diligent efforts in this case,” said District Attorney O’Geen. “These cases are time … investigators have to pour through. This is yet another case where procedures were not followed, the checks and …

New York City Economy Continues to Set Records

… New York City employment reached 4.55 million jobs in 2018, the highest level ever recorded, according to a … affect the pace of future growth.” The city added 820,400 jobs between 2009 and 2018, more than every state in the … Texas, Florida and New York. Still, most of the jobs added were in employment sectors, such as leisure and …

DiNapoli Calls on Companies to Increase Board Diversity

… announced that he has filed shareholder proposals at four portfolio companies — Gaming and Leisure Properties, New … board diversity, inclusive of sex, race, ethnicity, age, gender identity and sexual orientation. The companies … they demonstrate a lack of accountability. We’ve put our portfolio companies on notice that we want them to be …

Medicaid Payments Made Pursuant to Medicare Part C (Follow-Up)

… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the six … audit report, Medicaid Payments Made Pursuant to Medicare Part C (Report 2012-S-133). Background Medicaid provides … To determine the extent of implementation of the six recommendations made …

DiNapoli: Public Authority Debt Ballooned to $329 Billion

… an increase of 23% ($61.5 billion) since 2017, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … office issues this periodic report on public authorities to shine a light on their finances and operations. However, … have shown, New York’s public authorities must do more to improve their transparency and accountability to the …

IX.8.D Electronic Refund Payments to the U.S. HHS – IX. Federal Grants

… pertain to the refund or return of federal funds to the US HHS due to: Excessive cash balances on deposit that are …

DiNapoli Encourages New Yorkers to Save for College

… Yorkers who face college expenses to open a 529 College Savings account to start saving now to help with the costs of … Yorkers who face college expenses to open a 529 College Savings account to start saving now to help with the costs of …

Comptroller Authority to Audit Local Development Corporations (LDCs)

… A.3047 (Magnarelli) / S.4827 (Marchione) – Relates to audits by the State Comptroller of certain organizations … Relates to audits by the State Comptroller of certain organizations …

Collection of Fines Related to Tenant Complaints (Follow-Up)

… (Report  2018-S-58 ). About the Program Homes and Community Renewal consists of the State’s major housing and community renewal agencies, including the Division of Housing … cases that cannot be resolved by settlement, mediation, or conference are heard before an Administrative Law Judge. …

XVI.4 Accounting Policies and Principles Applicable to Agencies – XVI. Financial Reporting