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DiNapoli: Audit Questions Payments Made to Supportive Housing Provider
… N.Y. company that serves as a supportive housing provider for New Yorkers with mental illness. The audit released today … nearly $7.8 million in expenses to provide 708 beds for program clients in Albany, Dutchess, Orange, Otsego, … way to ensure service providers are only receiving payment for appropriate expenses or if program goals are being met. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-audit-questions-payments-made-supportive-housing-providerExistential Questions Facing National Public Transit Systems Create New Fiscal Pressures for MTA
… bus, and commuter railroad services. The pandemic led to a dramatic drop in riders – and ridership revenue – for … in the country. New York City Transit fares have remained at $2.75 for a bus or subway ride throughout the pandemic, … and ferryboat services. Ridership and farebox revenue at the MTA were particularly hard hit relative to other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/existential-questions-facing-national-public-transit-systems-create-new-fiscal-pressures-mtaDiNapoli: State Missing Out on Millions in Medicare Payments for Kidney Patients
… the Medicaid program as much as $146 million over a six-year period if it had helped Medicaid patients with end stage … needs. The program is administered by DOH. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016, New York's Medicaid program had …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-state-missing-out-millions-medicare-payments-kidney-patientsChanges in Federal Policies Pose Significant Risks for New York City's Budget
… in 2017. Job growth has come primarily in the business services, health care, and leisure and hospitality sectors, … the federal tax code. If that is true, collections could pick up in the second half of FY 2018. Collections also could …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/changes-federal-policies-pose-significant-risks-new-york-citys-budgetDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for May 2015
… with Tioga County Soil and Water Conservation District for Chesapeake Bay restoration data collection. $1.7 million with … with Tioga County Soil and Water Conservation District for Chesapeake Bay restoration data collection. $1.7 million with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-may-2015Divorce – State Police Plan
… Divorce can affect your retirement benefits. The New York … membership. We will also need a certified copy of your divorce decree. NYSLRS offers an easy-to-complete, online DRO … designations for certain benefits are revoked when a divorce, annulment or judicial separation becomes final, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/divorcePreparing and Applying for Retirement
… Retirement is a big step, and we want to make sure you’re ready when the … on preparing for retirement, including topics to consider as you plan and actions to take. When you’re ready to apply … and W-4P Form (RS4531) . Mail your forms to the address listed at the top of the form. If you send your form by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/preparing-and-applying-for-retirementFormer Bronx Youth Director Pleads Guilty
… of Earnestine Russell to grand larceny in the third degree for stealing grant money from a state-administered, … federally-funded grant to support after-school programs for middle school children. Russell was sentenced to one year … administered by the New York State Education Department, for more than $2.7 million over five years. The State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/02/former-bronx-youth-director-pleads-guiltyDiNapoli: Financial Viability of OTBs in Jeopardy
… report highlighted that from 2009-2013 the total amount bet on horse racing nationwide fell 11.4 percent, from $12.3 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-financial-viability-otbs-jeopardyUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-333
… Law and the agreement between the Chief Administrative Judge and the Office of the State Comptroller, the total … year must equal: The statutory salary, provided the Judge or Justice serves the entire year at one salary; or The … adjustment in the final paycheck of the year provided the Judge or Justice’s statutory salary is not evenly divisible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-333-2023-year-end-adjustment-judges-and-justices-unified-courtState Agencies Bulletin No. 2048
… the funds will be remitted to OUF in April 2023. Employees can visit the Unclaimed Funds - Search for Lost Money website …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2048-outreach-and-escheatment-2021-uncashed-payroll-checksDiNapoli Audit Finds Lax Oversight of Medicaid Payments May Have Cost Taxpayers Nearly $300 Million
… nearly $40 million was paid for Medicaid recipients with Medicare Part D coverage and for covered medications provided … scenario that is very likely the responsibility of Medicare, not Medicaid, and that should have been refunded to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-audit-finds-lax-oversight-medicaid-payments-may-have-cost-taxpayers-nearly-300-millionDiNapoli Releases Fiscal Stress Scores
… “environmental” score for each municipality, which can be used to help describe the context in which these local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-releases-fiscal-stress-scoresDiNapoli: New York Sees Improvement in Condition of Local Bridges
… One in 10 locally owned bridges in New York state is rated in poor condition, according to a … there is a great deal more work that needs to be done in New York. Local governments need this funding to continue so … needed repairs and maintenance are completed.” As of 2023, New York had 17,573 highway bridges. Local governments, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-new-york-sees-improvement-condition-local-bridgesState Health Department Unnecessarily Paid over $1 Billion for Patients Covered by Private Insurance
… health insurance. When the Medicaid managed care provider and the third-party provider are the same, the state can remove the recipients …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/state-health-department-unnecessarily-paid-over-1-billion-patients-covered-private-insuranceMitchell Lama Applicants Charged $200 for Virtually No Chance of Apartment in Their Lifetime
… Despite waiting lists for Mitchell Lama apartments being very long and turnover … we’ve found. Collecting fees with virtually no chance for an apartment gives applicants false hope and compromises … York Hill on the Upper East Side. They held six lotteries for applicants to get on waiting lists for apartments in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/mitchell-lama-applicants-charged-200-virtually-no-chance-apartment-their-lifetimeDiNapoli Report Highlights Where New Yorkers Work
… in significant ways since 2000 with the health care and social assistance industries increasing their share of total employment as manufacturing and financial activities shrank. Employment in health care and social assistance had the greatest increase in jobs since …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-report-highlights-where-new-yorkers-workNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… of lost jobs. 53% of New York adults age 18 and over live in households that have lost employment income since … Data For example, while 10 percent of all U.S. adults live in households reporting not having enough to eat in the … In the wake of COVID19 more than half of adult New Yorkers live in households that have lost employment income …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-july-9-2020DiNapoli: State Department of AG and Markets Should Improve Pollinator Protection Program
… York State has more than 7 million acres of farmland, and many of its crops are dependent on pollination by bees and … York State has more than 7 million acres of farmland and many of its crops are dependent on pollination by bees and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-state-department-ag-and-markets-should-improve-pollinator-protection-programDiNapoli: NYS Pension Fund Commits $1.3 Billion to Sustainable Investment Program
… The New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) committed $1.3 billion to two funds as … carbon economy, enabling institutional investors such as retirement funds to integrate climate risk considerations in … greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 . New York State Common Retirement Fund The New York State Common Retirement Fund is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-nys-pension-fund-commits-13-billion-sustainable-investment-program