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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… dba Empower (Empower), a not-for-profit special education provider located in Niagara Falls, is approved by the State … of Labor – Controls and Management of the Unemployment Insurance System (Follow-Up) (2023-F-41) One of the … Department of Health – Medicaid Program – Managed Care Payments to Unenrolled Providers (2021-S-6) Medicaid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsUnited HealthCare – Overpayments for Services Provided by Hudson Valley Bone and Joint Surgeons, LLP
… October 31, 2015. Background The New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP) provides health insurance coverage … covering a range of services from inpatient hospital care to outpatient surgical procedures and physician office … Members pay a nominal co-payment to the participating provider for the services rendered. Members may also choose …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/08/united-healthcare-overpayments-services-provided-hudson-valley-bone-and-joint-surgeons-llpUnited HealthCare – Overpayments for Services Provided by Long Island Spine Specialists
… December 31, 2014. Background The New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP) provides health insurance coverage … covering a range of services from inpatient hospital care to outpatient surgical procedures and physician office … Members pay a nominal co-payment to the participating provider for the services rendered. Members may also choose …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/05/05/united-healthcare-overpayments-services-provided-long-island-spine-specialistsThousands of State Computers and Other IT Devices Unaccounted for or Stored With Lax Security
… contain sensitive or confidential information – laptops, hard drives, monitors – in a shared storage area, easily … employees from other agencies, as well as three boxes of hard drives taken from state computers stored behind an ITS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/thousands-state-computers-and-other-it-devices-unaccounted-or-stored-lax-securityDiNapoli: State Must Improve Management of Medical Equipment Stockpile After Spending Millions During the COVID-19 Pandemic
… and costing taxpayers storage expenses, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … “Now, hundreds of thousands of unused devices sit idle. I urge the Department of Health to develop and execute a … and Emergency Services and the New York National Guard may have purchased, stored or transported DME, as well as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-state-must-improve-management-medical-equipment-stockpile-after-spending-millions-duringDiNapoli: Federal Funding Uncertainty Jeopardizes Impact of Inflation Reduction Act for New Yorkers
… P. DiNapoli details New York’s financial impact from the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), including close to $2 billion in funds for environmental and energy purposes that could help lower costs to consumers during New York’s … Thomas P DiNapoli details New Yorks financial impact from the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act IRA including close to $2 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-federal-funding-uncertainty-jeopardizes-impact-inflation-reduction-act-new-yorkersUnited HealthCare – Overpayments for Services Provided by Long Island Laparoscopic Surgery
… To determine whether Long Island Laparoscopic Surgery, PLLC waived Empire Plan members’ out-of-pocket costs, and if … submitted to United by Long Island Laparoscopic Surgery, PLLC (Long Island Laparoscopic), a non-participating provider … To determine whether Long Island Laparoscopic Surgery PLLC waived Empire Plan members outof pocket costs and if so …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/05/05/united-healthcare-overpayments-services-provided-long-island-laparoscopic-surgeryUnited HealthCare – Overpayments for Services Provided by Eastern Orange Ambulatory Surgery Center
… March 31, 2015. Background The New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP) provides health insurance coverage … covering a range of services from inpatient hospital care to outpatient surgical procedures and physician office … Members pay a nominal co-payment to the participating provider for the services rendered. Members may also choose …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/05/05/united-healthcare-overpayments-services-provided-eastern-orange-ambulatory-surgery-centerEssex County Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2024M-146)
… action. We conducted this audit pursuant to Article X, Section 5 of the State Constitution and the State … to our office within 90 days, pursuant to GML Section 35. For more information on preparing and filing your CAP, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2025/08/15/essex-county-industrial-development-agency-project-approval-and-monitoring-2024mPoland Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-20)
… (NYS) requires all public school districts and Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) to test potable … as required by NYS Public Health Law and Department of Health (DOH) regulations. 3 District officials were unable to determine which of the 176 water outlets we identified at select areas, that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/08/01/poland-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-20DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for Feb. 2014
… of Health – Medicaid Systems Approved a $210.8 million, 24-month extension to the Medicaid fiscal-agent contract with … of the Robert Moses Causeway and at Robert Moses State Park to replenish the beach and protect infrastructure. … health insurance premiums. Paid nearly $6 million to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to support …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-feb-2014DiNapoli Audit Finds Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Medicaid Payments Went to Providers Not Enrolled in the Program
… their contracted providers to DOH’s Provider Network Data System (PNDS) at least quarterly. The data system helps DOH ensure MCOs are meeting requirements of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-audit-finds-hundreds-millions-dollars-medicaid-payments-went-providers-not-enrolled-programThe Changing Face of Post-Pandemic New York City
… population and it raises longstanding concerns about the cost of living, the growing wealth gap, the need to preserve … parts of New York and New Jersey. Looking just at domestic migration within the United States, including to elsewhere in … rates. White and Black populations in the city fell 6.7% and 6.0% respectively — greater than the overall …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/changing-face-post-pandemic-new-york-cityEnvironment, Energy and Agriculture – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… intended to come from an annual auction of allowances to emit greenhouse gases. Regulations which will specify sources …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/environment-energy-and-agricultureRabbi Who Pleaded Guilty to Stealing $5 Million of Funds Intended for Special Needs Students Sentenced to Up to Three Years in Prison
… Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown, joined by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, today … nearly $8,000. District Attorney Brown pointed out that New York State's Education Law requires that the State … Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at [email protected] , or by mailing a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/rabbi-who-pleaded-guilty-stealing-5-million-funds-intended-special-needs-students-sentenced-threeDiNapoli: Lax Oversight of Medicaid Payments Behind $700 Million in Improper Payments
… Hundreds of millions of dollars were spent on Medicaid Managed Long-Term Care (MLTC) costs for individuals who no longer qualified for the program, according to an … Maximus Health Services Inc. to assess whether individuals who voluntarily enroll meet the MLTC criteria. MLTC plans …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/dinapoli-lax-oversight-medicaid-payments-behind-700-million-improper-paymentsXI.3 Submission of Agency Purchase Orders – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… subject to OSC approval. Purchase orders created by State agencies that serve as the complete purchase agreement … vendor (stand-alone POs) are subject to the Office of the State Comptroller’s (OSC) review when they exceed OSC … additional information). This section provides guidance on State agency creation and submission of these transactions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi3-overviewDiNapoli: Federal Actions Threaten New York's Farms and Food Production
… declined by as much as 12% in the first half of 2025 vs. 2024, and U.S. soybean sales to China dropped from 985 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/dinapoli-federal-actions-threaten-new-yorks-farms-and-food-productionCity of Dunkirk – Budget Review (B25-1-8)
… independent evaluation of the City’s proposed budget for 2026. Background Chapter 56 of the Laws of 2024, Part DD (the … bill which totaled more than $2.7 million in February 2026. Therefore, we estimate that the $5 million remaining … million in revenues received in the first three months of 2026 will not be sufficient to pay for the City’s monthly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2025/11/21/city-dunkirk-budget-review-b25-1-8New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era (May 13, 2021)
… payments were provided under CARES and CRTR; of this, $23.8 billion (or 5.8 percent) was received by New York residents, accounting for … released his report on the Enacted Budget for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2021-22. The Enacted Budget totals approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-economy-and-finances-covid-19-era-may-13-2021