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COVID-19 Pandemic Drove Record Medicaid Enrollment in 2021
… record number of New Yorkers relied on Medicaid for health care in 2021, with monthly enrollment exceeding 7 million for the first time, according to a new report by New York State … steep decline in the number of New Yorkers without health care coverage, ranking New York eighth lowest in the United …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/covid-19-pandemic-drove-record-medicaid-enrollment-2021DiNapoli Releases Report on Local Roads
… projects and do a comprehensive assessment of local road conditions since the last study was from 2013. “Local roads … is expected to receive $13.5 billion over five years for highway and bridge programs through the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. I’m pleased the Executive is taking advantage of this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-releases-report-local-roadsDiNapoli: State's Pandemic Response to Nursing Homes Hindered by Ill-Prepared State Agency
… COVID-19 pandemic hit New York, an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found. … public. DOH would not provide auditors with a breakdown by name of the nursing home residents who died from COVID-19, … findings are extremely troubling. The public was misled by those at the highest level of state government through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-states-pandemic-response-nursing-homes-hindered-ill-prepared-state-agencyDiNapoli: Rechargeable Battery Use Rising Dramatically, But State Not Enforcing Recycling Law Requirements
… (DEC) is not doing enough to ensure rechargeable batteries are recycled as required by law to protect the … Thomas P. DiNapoli. “We use devices with rechargeable batteries every day, but they pose serious environmental … or this hazard will only get worse as use of rechargeable batteries increases.” Rechargeable batteries can contain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-rechargeable-battery-use-rising-dramatically-state-not-enforcing-recycling-law-requirementsDiNapoli Urges NYC to Continue to Prepare for Shifting Fiscal Landscape
… standards, averaging 5.3% from fiscal years 2024 through 2026, the city will have to prepare for the potential … FY 2024 but could rise to an additional $3 billion by FY 2026. Education funding levels remain uncertain at this time. … (including retroactive pay) growing to $3.6 billion in FY 2026, with recurring costs of nearly $4 billion annually …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/dinapoli-urges-nyc-continue-prepare-shifting-fiscal-landscapeDiNapoli: MTA Outlook Shows Growing Need for New Funding as Budget Gaps Widen
… is clearer. Gaps are forecast at $2.5 billion in 2025 and 2026 as spending outpaces inflation projections, but could be as high as $4.6 billion in 2026 if the MTA’s unspecified gap-closing program falls short … will reach a “new normal” of 1.3 billion trips in 2026, which is 23% fewer than 2019. To date, however, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-mta-outlook-shows-growing-need-new-funding-budget-gaps-widenDiNapoli: NYC’s Tech Boom Partially Offset City's Pandemic Job Losses
… out of all sectors with over 2,000 employees. Impact on Real Estate: By 2020, technology, advertising, media and … business firms accounted for one-quarter of total real estate leasing in the city, a rate that more than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-nycs-tech-boom-partially-offset-citys-pandemic-job-lossesDiNapoli: Audit Identifies Improvements Needed by NYC DOB to Help Ensure Building Owners Achieve Climate Mobilization Act Goals
… building owners with the city’s Climate Mobilization Act (CMA), its hands-off approach to monitoring its service … were made aware of the Act’s requirements. Also, DOB’s phone call log revealed that only 8% of the buildings covered … these efforts were effective. Auditors examined DOB’s phone logs and determined that 631 building owners were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/04/dinapoli-audit-identifies-improvements-needed-nyc-dob-help-ensure-building-owners-achieve-climateState Agencies Bulletin No. 1099
… Purpose To provide instructions for processing payroll deductions for the SEFA Campaign for the 2012 calendar year. Affected Employees All employees … To provide instructions for processing payroll deductions for the SEFA Campaign for the 2012 calendar year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1099-2012-sefa-state-employees-federated-appeal-campaignState Agencies Bulletin No. 1811
… Leave Stipend (PLA/MLS) should be updated upon return from leave. OSC Actions OSC has created NYS position numbers … reallocated position that appears in the title and Salary Plan Search Engine and NYSTEP. Each “DR” title required the creation of a Title Code and Job Code in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1811-new-procedure-maintaining-job-data-information-employees-reallocatedDiNapoli: Federal Housing Aid Going Unused Despite New York's Affordable Housing Crisis
… New York state’s affordable housing agency, Homes and … Community Renewal (HCR), can do more to help low-income New Yorkers find housing by making full use of available … for vouchers, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “New York is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-federal-housing-aid-going-unused-despite-new-yorks-affordable-housing-crisisCVS Health – Accuracy of Drug Rebate Revenue Remitted to the Department of Civil Service (Follow-Up)
… (Report 2019-S-51 ). 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 … and their dependents. The Empire Plan is the primary health benefits plan for NYSHIP, serving 1.1 million members. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/11/16/cvs-health-accuracy-drug-rebate-revenue-remitted-department-civil-service-followMedicaid Program – Managed Care Payments for Services Not Coordinated Through Recipient Restriction Program Providers
… through only their designated health care providers or via referral from those providers. Generally, claims for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/11/26/medicaid-program-managed-care-payments-services-not-coordinated-through-recipientFacility Planning Bureau Project Review (Follow-Up)
… State Education Law, Districts must obtain final approval from the Department for a project before commencing … The audit found that the Bureau did not perform project plan reviews timely, as it took the Bureau 6 months or longer … began construction before receiving final approval from the Department. In addition, the audit found that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/01/05/facility-planning-bureau-project-review-followCompliance With Payment Card Industry Standards (Follow-Up)
… in providing CUNY colleges with sufficient guidance and direction needed to ensure campus-wide compliance. We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/05/27/compliance-payment-card-industry-standards-followOversight of New York State Forest Tax Programs (Follow-Up)
… the former program; these landowners have been benefiting from local tax reductions – and lesser qualifying standards – … the requirements are less stringent, the former program required some Department oversight of the committed land. The … spanning 260,669 acres, landowners had been benefiting from local tax reductions for over 45 years, but the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/12/05/oversight-new-york-state-forest-tax-programs-followX.3.B OSC Vendor Registration – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… this Chapter for more information), single payment vendors ID (see Section 3.B - Single Payment Vendor Add of this Chapter for more information), special use vendor ID (see Section 3.B - Special Use Vendor ID Request of this Chapter for more information), and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x3b-osc-vendor-registrationXI.18.I Sexual Harassment Prevention Certification – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… of the labor law.” Bids that do not contain the above certification may not be considered for award; provided however, that if the bidder cannot make the certification, the bidder shall so state and shall provide … statement which sets forth in detail the reasons why the certification cannot be made. The certification may be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi18i-sexual-harassment-prevention-certificationXI.18.H The Infrastructure Investment Act – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
The Infrastructure Investment Act1 allows for a designbuild contract an alternative delivery method for capital projects located in New York State related to physical infrastructure undertaken by an authorized state entity subject to certain restrictions bulleted below
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi18h-infrastructure-investment-actDiNapoli: Brooklyn Leads NYC’s Economic Recovery
… recovery that outpace the rest of New York City and point to a strong rebound for the city’s most populous borough, according to an analysis released today by New York State Comptroller … gradually improved, however, Brooklyn is showing a return to its pre-pandemic job growth. To help the borough bounce …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-brooklyn-leads-nycs-economic-recovery