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DiNapoli: Audit Shows Health Department Overpaid Certain Medicaid Managed Care Premiums
… overpaid managed care organizations nearly $19 million for the state fiscal year 2014-15, in part, because of a flaw … costs in check and save taxpayers millions of dollars.” For the state fiscal year ended March 31, 2015, New York’s … managed care. Medicaid pays MCOs a monthly premium payment for each enrolled Medicaid recipient and the MCOs arrange for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-audit-shows-health-department-overpaid-certain-medicaid-managed-care-premiumsDiNapoli: Audits Find More Than $1 Million of Waste in New York's Medicaid Program
… because Medicaid eligibility files were not updated with MCO enrollment information in a timely manner, in some … and updated in a timely manner. DOH officials concurred with the recommendations and indicated that actions have been … claims that were not reviewed in detail were consistent with the overpayment rates for the 125 that were tested, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-audits-find-more-1-million-waste-new-yorks-medicaid-programDiNapoli: NYC Pre-K Special Education Provider Claimed Nearly $3 Million In Ineligible Expenses
… Center, claimed nearly $3 million in ineligible expenses for reimbursement, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Schools for special needs children must properly account for their use of public funds,” DiNapoli said. “We have found …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/dinapoli-nyc-pre-k-special-education-provider-claimed-nearly-3-million-ineligible-expensesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1364
… Purpose To inform agencies of the new procedure to record receipt of Form AC3206 from employees who are … taxes. This form also certifies that the employee has not, and will not, file a claim with the IRS for the refund. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1364-new-procedure-reporting-prior-year-social-security-and-medicare-taxDiNapoli: Financial Viability of OTBs in Jeopardy
… from 2009 through 2013, a 24 percent drop from the $4.9 billion that was wagered from 2004-2008. The annual handle … 33 branches and expanding online and remote wagering. As a result, four of the five OTBs managed to cut their operating … fell 11.4 percent, from $12.3 billion in 2009 to $10.9 billion in 2013. Accordingly, net operating revenues for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-financial-viability-otbs-jeopardyDiNapoli Calls For Stepped Up Enforcement of State's Bottle Bill
… deposits also provide a dedicated funding source for the state's Environmental Protection Fund," DiNapoli … deposits. By law, $23 million, plus certain penalties for violations of the deposit law go to the Environmental … Of the active deposit initiators, 39 did not file a return for any quarter during the audit period and eight were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/dinapoli-calls-stepped-enforcement-states-bottle-billUnited HealthCare – Overpayments for Services Provided by Dr. John Gomes
… audit focused on claims submitted by Women’s Healthcare - Garden City, an obstetrics and gynecology practice operated by Dr. John Gomes, located on Franklin Avenue in Garden City, New York. With respect to the Empire Plan, Dr. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/05/05/united-healthcare-overpayments-services-provided-dr-john-gomesUnited HealthCare – Overpayments for Services Provided by Orthopedic Associates of Long Island
… will result in United making an excessive payment on the claim. Our audit focused on claims submitted to United by … period January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2014. On one claim, for example, Orthopedic Associates charged $19,289 … for the service. As a result, United paid $6,932 on the claim and the member’s out-of-pocket portion of the claim …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/05/05/united-healthcare-overpayments-services-provided-orthopedic-associates-long-islandDiNapoli, Wharton, Myrie Op-Ed: Putting the Public Back Into Campaign Finance
… governor, lieutenant governor, state comptroller, state attorney general, state senator or state assemblymember to … city’s campaign finance program was used, according to the Brennan Center for Justice. Many of the winners that year who …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-wharton-myrie-op-ed-putting-public-back-campaign-financeState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… resulted in leave balances which may be overstated by 27 days; ten employees’ electronic and manual timekeeping … deficits when it had operating surpluses. As of June 30, 2021, the district maintained a surplus fund balance that … officials did not effectively manage fund balance. As a result, they were not transparent with taxpayers and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli: State Department of AG and Markets Should Improve Pollinator Protection Program
… Department to implement my recommendations and thank them for the positive response to this audit.” Over the past three … and climate change. This decline has major implications for New York’s agricultural industry, food supply and … enables the Department to perform inspections of apiaries for the presence of infections, diseases and organisms …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-state-department-ag-and-markets-should-improve-pollinator-protection-programDiNapoli: Public Authority Debt Ballooned to $329 Billion
… an outsized impact in New York where they are responsible for a wide range of public functions, particularly in the … of $78.3 billion. State authorities alone accounted for $49.5 billion in spending, equivalent to nearly … billion or 55.7%) of their debt was revenue debt issued for authority purposes, $68 billion (20.7%) was issued for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/dinapoli-public-authority-debt-ballooned-329-billionDiNapoli: NYC Financial Plan Improved From June
… amid a slowing economic recovery and an increase in demand for city services, according to State Comptroller Thomas P. … revenue collections as well as an increase in demand for services needed to support the local economy and help … by an estimated $1.7 billion in FY 2023 (including retroactive pay) and grow to $4.6 billion in FY 2026, with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/dinapoli-nyc-financial-plan-improved-juneDiNapoli: NYRA's Future Uncertain
… Resorts World New York City Casino is directed to NYRA for enhanced purses, operational support and capital … from VLT operations, NYRA reported an annual surplus for each year in the audit period of Jan. 1, 2012 through Dec. 31, 2014. For the three years audited, NYRA received about $318 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-nyras-future-uncertainOpinion 88-12
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … a service to another) REFUSE AND GARBAGE -- Collection of (municipal cooperation agreement for services) GENERAL …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-12DiNapoli: Audit Finds $6.8 Million in Medicaid Overpayments
… medical services that should have been covered by managed care plans, according to an audit released today by State … who are economically disadvantaged or have special health care needs. DOH’s eMedNY computer system processes Medicaid … through the fee-for-service method and the managed care plan method. Under the fee-for-service method, Medicaid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-audit-finds-68-million-medicaid-overpaymentsComptroller DiNapoli: Positive Financial Indicators in Middletown
… million, the majority of which came from property taxes ($16.7 million), charges for services ($12.2 million) and sales and use taxes ($9.7 million). Middletown’s population has risen in recent … for all cities in the state; The child poverty rate (26.3 percent) is slightly below the average for the median …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/comptroller-dinapoli-positive-financial-indicators-middletownDiNapoli: DOH Needs to Step Up Enforcement of Patient Safety Violations
… are enforced. It oversees a resolution process that can result in settlement agreements (orders), including fines and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-doh-needs-step-enforcement-patient-safety-violationsDiNapoli Proposes Reforms to Bolster State's Rainy Day Reserves
… New York still lags behind other states when it comes to its rainy day reserves, according to a report released … downturn or other circumstances. However, the state has not consistently added resources to these funds, which can … the last fiscal year, the first increase in three years. While that brought its total to $790 million, it was still …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/dinapoli-proposes-reforms-bolster-states-rainy-day-reservesDiNapoli: State Needs to Improve Services for Vulnerable Adults
… overseeing adult protective service providers responsible for protecting vulnerable adults to ensure they are handling … thousands of vulnerable adults are referred to the state for help because they are being abused or unable to care for themselves,” DiNapoli said. “New Yorkers need assurance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/dinapoli-state-needs-improve-services-vulnerable-adults