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Medicaid Overpayments for Out-of-State Ambulatory Surgery Services (Follow-Up)
… report, Medicaid Overpayments for Out-of-State Ambulatory Surgery Services (Report 2009-S-29). Background Our initial … appropriately paying out-of-state providers for ambulatory surgery services provided to New York State Medicaid … overpayments to out-of-state providers for such ambulatory surgery services. The overpayments happened because …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/01/10/medicaid-overpayments-out-state-ambulatory-surgery-services-followReview of Real Property Holdings for Disposal (Follow-Up)
… in our initial report, Review of Real Property Holdings for Disposal ( 2010-S-48 ). Background Our initial report, … its real property holdings to identify properties for sale or disposal. We identified 18 potential surplus … value of $7.1 million that may no longer have been needed for transportation purposes and could have been disposed of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/07/review-real-property-holdings-disposal-followOverpayments of Claims for Selected Professional Services (Follow-Up)
… in our initial audit report, Overpayments of Claims for Selected Professional Services (Report 2010-S-73). … examined whether inappropriate Medicaid payments were made for selected providers who also received payments from Medicare. For the two year audit period ended December 31, 2011, we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/23/overpayments-claims-selected-professional-services-followMedicaid Program – Payments for Death-Related One-Day Inpatient Admissions
… services when patient deaths occur within one day of admission. The audit covers the period December 1, 2009 … claims when patient deaths occur within the first day of admission. For instance, Medicaid paid $153,329 on a claim … $9,685 for a patient who died within the first day of admission. The APR DRG-based methodology assigns additional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/08/15/medicaid-program-payments-death-related-one-day-inpatient-admissionsSelected Aspects of Accommodations for Passengers With Disabilities
… tiles could be safely replaced by the end of 2020. PABT gates on the second floor and six lower-level gates are not accessible to individuals using mobility devices as the gates are only accessible by escalators and stairs. The lack …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/07/29/selected-aspects-accommodations-passengers-disabilitiesUnitedHealthcare: Improper Payments for Acupuncture and Acupuncture-Related Services
… Objective To determine whether UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company of New York appropriately reimbursed … 31, 2019. About the Program The New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP), administered by the Department of Civil Service (Civil Service), provides health insurance coverage to over 1.2 million active and retired …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/27/unitedhealthcare-improper-payments-acupuncture-and-acupuncture-related-servicesMedicaid Overpayments for Medicare Advantage Plan Services (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the five recommendations included in our initial audit report, Medicaid Overpayments for … program. Many Medicaid recipients are also enrolled in Medicare Part C, commonly referred to as Medicare Managed … overpayments occurred because adequate controls were not in place to detect the improper claims. We recommended the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/07/01/medicaid-overpayments-medicare-advantage-plan-services-followMedicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Payments for Terminated Drugs
… The State’s Medicaid program is administered by the Department of Health (Department) and is overseen at the federal level by the … and safety reasons). Pursuant to CMS guidelines, the Department maintains drug termination dates in eMedNY, its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/17/medicaid-program-improper-medicaid-payments-terminated-drugsMedicaid Program – Improper Payments for Brand Name Drugs
… whether Medicaid made improper payments for brand name drugs. The audit covered the period from July 2016 … dosage form, and strength. Generally, this means a brand name drug will be substituted with a generic drug that is equivalent to the brand name drug. Prescribers of drugs can indicate that a brand …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/12/13/medicaid-program-improper-payments-brand-name-drugsImproper Medicaid Payments for Misclassified Patient Discharges (Follow-Up)
… diagnoses and services received as well as the date of the admission and when the services ended. Hospitals also report patient status codes to indicate whether the patient was transferred … payments for inpatient claims with incorrect patient status codes. As a result, we identified over $28 million in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/01/18/improper-medicaid-payments-misclassified-patient-discharges-followOffice for People With Developmental Disabilities Fuel Card
… York Developmental Disabilities State Operations Office Me …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/04/10/office-people-developmental-disabilities-fuel-cardMedicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Payments for Childhood Vaccines
… certain local and territorial public health agencies at no cost. These agencies then distribute the vaccines at no cost to physicians and public health clinics enrolled in the … enrolled in Medicaid, the Medicaid program pays the vaccine administration fee. Key Findings Auditors identified …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/06/medicaid-program-improper-medicaid-payments-childhood-vaccinesImplementation of the Dignity for All Students Act
… for underreporting and/or improperly reporting incidents. While making improvements related to OSYD’s process to … 387 of those schools in both school years. Additionally, while there has been a slight decrease in the percentage of … differing views of when to report an incident. Moreover, while the Chancellor’s Regulations state that complaints of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/03/13/implementation-dignity-all-students-actCost-Saving Ideas: Monitoring Health Insurance Premiums for Retirees
… coverage costs. offered subsidized health insurance costs by allowing the retiree to buy coverage at the group rate. 1 … death records reported to SSA using genealogical websites. Search these free websites by social security number or name. … sources include reading the local obituaries each day, family notification, uncashed Medicare reimbursement checks …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-monitoring-health-insurance-premiums-retireesExxon's Investors Call for Meaningful Climate Risk Plan
… the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund), and the Church of England, are calling on ExxonMobil to explain how … said Edward Mason, Head of Responsible Investment for the Church Commissioners. "We are delighted that the resolution … This is the second consecutive year that the Fund and the Church of England have co-filed the proposal along with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/exxons-investors-call-meaningful-climate-risk-planDiNapoli Announces $200 Million Commitment for Opportunistic Investments
… "I am pleased to welcome Pine Street as an investment partner for our Emerging Manager Program,”said DiNapoli. … opportunistic ($200 million). “Pine Street is honored to partner with the New York State Common Retirement Fund to … in the emerging hedge fund space,”said Caroline Lovelace, partner and co-portfolio manager of Pine Street Alternative …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-announces-200-million-commitment-opportunistic-investmentsApproved State Contracts and Payments for August 2017
… In August, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,737 … Environmental Education Center at Green Lakes State Park in Onondaga County, including $5.2 million to SJ Thomas Co. … an 82,500 square foot LED lighting manufacturing facility in Dewitt, NY. $20 million to Fort Schuyler Management …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/approved-state-contracts-and-payments-august-2017DiNapoli: Despite Progress, Pay Gap for Women Persists
Median earnings for fulltime working women in New York were 86 cents for every dollar earned by men in 2019 an annual wage gap of $8821 according to a new analysis by New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-despite-progress-pay-gap-women-persistsDiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for December
… worth $11 billion in December 2013. His office rejected 205 contract transactions valued at $358 million and 1,390 … Approved $352,000 in Tribal-State Compact payments to St. Lawrence County. Expedited $70 million in Superstorm … and Payment Rejections The Comptroller’s office rejected 205 contract transactions valued at $358 million because they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-decemberDiNapoli: Trouble Ahead for Local Governments and Schools
… the pandemic are adding up while revenues are rapidly falling,” DiNapoli said. “In this year’s state budget, aid to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/dinapoli-trouble-ahead-local-governments-and-schools