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DiNapoli: Audits Find More Than $1 Million of Waste in New York's Medicaid Program
… pharmacy claims worth nearly $1 million over a 27-month period for thousands of Medicaid recipients whose benefits … of services its members require. During the audit period of Oct. 1, 2011 through Dec. 31, 2013, Medicaid paid … who was enrolled in a managed care plan during the entire period. Because the recipient’s pharmacy claims were covered …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-audits-find-more-1-million-waste-new-yorks-medicaid-programState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Mayor de Blasio's State of the City Address
… "Mayor de Blasio has managed the city’s finances responsibly and … challenging times and New Yorkers need leaders like Mayor de Blasio." … Mayor de Blasio has managed the citys finances responsibly and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-mayor-de-blasios-state-city-addressComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Indictment of Former Highway Superintendent in Public Corruption Case
… and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the indictment of Roger Burlew, former Highway Superintendent for the Town of Erin, in a public corruption case involving the alleged theft of more than $50,000 in goods and services … and Attorney General Eric T Schneiderman today announced the indictment of Roger Burlew former Highway Superintendent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-indictment-former-highway-superintendent-publicDiNapoli: New York State Pension Fund Expands List of Corporations That Disclose Political Spending
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today. The latest agreement is with J.M. Smucker Co., which … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli announced today …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/dinapoli-new-york-state-pension-fund-expands-list-corporations-disclose-political-spendingVolunteer Firemen’s Benevolent Association of North Tonawanda – Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Moneys (2014M-208)
… use and reporting of foreign fire insurance tax moneys for the period January 1, 2013 through April 28, 2014. … City of North Tonawanda and was established in 1903 by a special act of the State Legislature, which was subsequently … 106 benefit checks totaling $49,545 to members or their families during 2013. While the claim supporting each payment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2014/10/31/volunteer-firemens-benevolent-association-north-tonawanda-foreign-fire-insurance-taxTown of Champion Great Bend Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2015M-019)
… October 31, 2014. Background The Town of Champion Great Bend Fire District, located in Jefferson County, is a … Town of Champion Great Bend Fire District Internal Controls Over Financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/04/17/town-champion-great-bend-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financialDiNapoli: Limited Regulation of Adult Day Care Programs Poses Potential Risks to Vulnerable Adults
… Many social adult day services programs (SADS) in New York operate without … disabled adults or seniors at potential risk, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … no agency has a complete accounting of all the adult day service programs that are operating in the state,” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-limited-regulation-adult-day-care-programs-poses-potential-risks-vulnerable-adultsMedicaid Program – Administrative Costs Used in Premium Rate Setting of Mainstream Managed Care Organizations
… applying the administrative costs in determining MCO premium rates. Our audit covered the period January 1, 2011 … managed care. Under managed care, Medicaid pays MCOs a monthly premium for each enrolled Medicaid recipient, and the … shifting of costs stemmed from the Department’s inadequate cost reporting instructions to MCOs, which, despite being …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/09/13/medicaid-program-administrative-costs-used-premium-rate-setting-mainstream-managed-careDiNapoli: Audit Reveals Theft of Cash, Questionable Spending by Minetto Volunteer Fire Dept. Chief
… cash. Joseph Smegelsky Jr., was charged in July with grand larceny in the third degree, a class D felony, by the … machines; and Made $982 in fuel purchases in excess of what was authorized for his personal vehicle using company … which company officials are entitled to fuel and in what quantities, and specifies controls to monitor fuel …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-audit-reveals-theft-cash-questionable-spending-minetto-volunteer-fire-dept-chiefDiNapoli: OTDA Needs to Improve Oversight of Services Provided to Those in Homeless Shelters
… of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) needs to improve its oversight of local departments of social services … of Temporary and Disability Assistance OTDA needs to improve its oversight of local departments of social services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-otda-needs-improve-oversight-services-provided-those-homeless-sheltersUnitedHealthcare Insurance Company of New York: Improper Payments for Acupuncture and Acupuncture-Related Services (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report, UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company of New York: Improper Payments for Acupuncture and … To determine the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/07/20/unitedhealthcare-insurance-company-new-york-improper-payments-acupuncture-and-acupunctureDiNapoli: Temporary Federal Spending Drives Up NY’s National Ranking in States’ Balance of Payments
… The surge in federal spending in response to the COVID19 pandemic significantly improved New Yorks per capita …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-temporary-federal-spending-drives-nys-national-ranking-states-balance-paymentsEast Williston Union Free School District – Management of Nonstudent Network User Accounts (2022M-171)
… not develop a system to communicate when a network account was no longer necessary and should be deactivated. Key … action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue that was raised in the District’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/16/east-williston-union-free-school-district-management-nonstudent-networkDiNapoli: NYC Dept. of Buildings Is Not Doing Enough to Improve Construction Site Safety
… (DOB) is not doing enough to protect construction workers on building sites, according to an audit released by New York … has different levels of violations that it can issue based on the severity of the hazard. For example, the most serious … were Class 1. The Class 1 Summons were open for 170 days on average, with 3,403 of them open for an average of 488 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-nyc-dept-buildings-not-doing-enough-improve-construction-site-safetyDiNapoli Report Finds Big Five School Districts' Use of Pandemic Aid Reflects Different Priorities
… received $8.6 billion in federal pandemic relief funds, and analysis by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli … gaps than other large school districts, both in New York and nationwide. The analysis looked at New York City, Yonkers, Buffalo, Syracuse and Rochester, the “Big Five” school districts in New York, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-report-finds-big-five-school-districts-use-pandemic-aid-reflects-different-prioritiesMedicaid Program – Errors in Identification of 340B Providers in the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program
… accurately excluded 340B drugs from the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program and sought appropriate rebates. The audit … June 30, 2015. Background Congress created the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program in 1990. The program requires drug manufacturers to pay rebates to state Medicaid programs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/30/medicaid-program-errors-identification-340b-providers-medicaid-drug-rebate-programDiNapoli: Audit Shows Former Highway Superintendent Took Taxpayers for a Ride in Town of Erin
… October 2013, the former Superintendent Roger Burlew was arrested and charged with one count of grand larceny in the … Hurley, the convictions of principles of the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty for a multi-million dollar scam …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-audit-shows-former-highway-superintendent-took-taxpayers-ride-town-erinTompkins-Seneca-Tioga Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Network Access and Information Technology Assets (2022M-65)
… Objective Determine whether Tompkins-Seneca-Tioga Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) officials ensured … Determine whether TompkinsSenecaTioga Board of Cooperative Educational Services BOCES officials ensured …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2022/07/01/tompkins-seneca-tioga-board-cooperative-educational-services-network-access-andUnited Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… non-profit special education provider located in Roosevelt, serving students from 28 school districts … June 30, 2018, CPN reported approximately $3.8 million in reimbursable costs on its CFRs for two rate-based special … June 30, 2018, among other issues, we identified $159,069 in ineligible costs reported by CPN on its CFRs for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/06/08/united-cerebral-palsy-association-nassau-county-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualQuestar III Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Information Technology Hardware Asset Inventory (2023M-166)
… pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Questar III Board of Cooperative Educational Services (Questar BOCES) … assets were properly accounted for. Audit Results As of June 30, 2023, Questar BOCES had IT assets with an original cost of $28.5 million (44,305 items) accounted for in its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2024/03/01/questar-iii-board-cooperative-educational-services-information-technology-hardware