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Medicaid Program – Medicaid Overpayments for Medicare Advantage Plan Services

… of Health overpaid health care providers’ Medicaid claims for services also covered by Medicare Advantage plans. The audit … managed care companies administer Medicare benefits and offer different health care plans (referred to as …

Alternatives For Children – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual

… To determine whether the costs reported by Alternatives For Children (Alternatives) on its Consolidated Fiscal … The audit covered expenses reported on Alternatives’ CFR for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015, and certain expenses …

State Comptroller DiNapoli: Costs Will Climb for Municipal Landfills

… face nearly $300 million in estimated long-term costs for their active and closed landfills, according to  a report … reach capacity, it is critical that local governments plan for future costs that will be paid long after the revenue … or public authorities. DiNapoli's report revealed that for local fiscal years ending in 2017, 80 local governments …

DiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for June 2014

… financial officer, DiNapoli’s office reviews contracts for all state agencies and certain contracts for state public authorities and audits all state payments. … playing field is level and taxpayers get the best value for their money. The Comptroller’s office averages 11 to 13 …

Non-Contributory Plan with Guaranteed Benefits for ERS Tier 2 Members – Non-Contributory Plan with Guaranteed Benefits for ERS Tier 2 Members

DiNapoli: Fire Department Treasurer Arrested for Stealing Public Funds

… business records in the first degree (class E felony) for allegedly stealing nearly $50,000 in public funds. “This … such as this where local officials misuse their office for their personal benefit. I commend the village of LeRoy police department and District Attorney Friedman for working closely with my staff to make sure this …

Non-Contributory Plan with Guaranteed Benefits for ERS Tier 1 Members – Non-Contributory Plan with Guaranteed Benefits for ERS Tier 1 Members

DiNapoli: Fiscal Stress May be Looming for Glens Falls

… stress factors such as population trends, poverty rates and property values. To date, DiNapoli’s monitoring …

DiNapoli: IDA Audits Reveal Need For Improved Project Oversight

… Industrial Development Agencies (IDAs) in  Niagara ,  Tompkins  and  Wyoming  counties failed to … said DiNapoli. “IDAs are leveraging tax breaks in exchange for long-term jobs and future revenue for their communities, but without adequate safeguards in place the effectiveness of these efforts cannot be …

State Comptroller DiNapoli Launches Academy for Local Government Officials

… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli has launched a new Academy for New York State Local Officials that will provide an … not easy on a limited budget. We can help. Our new Academy for New York State Local Officials is a smart, cost-effective way for local officials to get the professional training they …

DiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for November 2014

… nearly 1.2 million payments worth nearly $8.9 billion in November. His office also rejected 166 contracts and … Grants to seven recipients including Yonkers Partners in Education, New York City Outward Bound Center and Harlem … to the selection of applicants to develop and operate a casino. Department of Health $933,000 to Regenerative …

Subway Service Diversions for Maintenance and Capital Projects (Follow-Up)

… in our initial audit report, Subway Service Diversions for Maintenance and Capital Projects ( 2010-S-34 ). … that while Transit has a number of policies and procedures for managing and controlling subway diversions, more needed … not planned using current ridership data, and the budget for diversion advertisements to communicate information about …

DiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for September 2014

… financial officer, DiNapoli’s office reviews contracts for all state agencies and certain contracts for state public authorities and audits all state payments. … playing field is level and taxpayers get the best value for their money. The independent audits ensure payments are …

Medicaid Overpayments for Inpatient Care Involving Mechanical Ventilation Services

… whether Medicaid overpayments were made to hospitals for mechanical ventilation services reported on APR-DRG (All … may cause Medicaid’s payment to the hospital to increase. For the period of January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2018, Medicaid paid over $522 million to hospitals for 4,874 inpatient APR-DRG claims that included an ICD …

Annual Assessment of Market Orders for 2015 and 2016

… covered the period July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2016 for the Apple and Sour Cherry Market Orders and the period April 1, 2014 through March 31, 2016 for the Apple, Cabbage, and Onion Research and Development … Department’s Market Order Administration was responsible for the administration of all farm product market orders, …

DiNapoli Finds Slow Property Tax Growth for Local Governments

… maintenance and capital purchases or cut public services. For example, between FYE 2009 and 2013, counties reduced … tax freeze credit, which reimburses qualifying homeowners for property tax increases in communities that don’t exceed their tax cap, applies to local governments for fiscal years beginning in 2015 and 2016 and to school …

DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Jump for Third Year

… sales tax collections continued to climb in 2018, growing for the third year in a row, according to a  report  released … year-over-year increase at 6.8 percent, the strongest for the region since 2011. The North Country had the second … have typically been robust over the past several years. For the 57 counties outside of New York City, collections …

Brighter Choice Charter School for Boys - Payroll (2018M-139)

… Audit Objective Determine whether internal controls were in place to ensure that employee compensation was accurate, …

Empire BlueCross BlueShield – Controls Over Payments for Special Items

… BlueCross BlueShield: implemented sufficient controls over the identification and recovery of overpayments made to … payments which result from contracts with hospitals that do not include language that limits the reimbursement of … of special items on the hospitals’ gross charges (i.e., no limit); and 16 did not allow for additional …

DiNapoli: Scores Reveal Fiscal Stress Continues for Certain Communities

… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s Fiscal Stress Monitoring System has designated 44 … 11 cities and 21 towns. For the third consecutive year DiNapoli’s office has evaluated the financial stability … all counties and towns, 44 cities and 10 villages have a calendar-based fiscal year – a total of 1,043 communities. …