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Opinion 96-6
… PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Policies and Procedures (applicability to procurement of insurance) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§104-b, … matter affecting the insurance agency. This is in reply to your request for our opinion concerning a potential … supervisor through the agency, which results in payments to the supervisor of approximately $5,000 per year. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-6New York State Health Insurance Program – Incorrect Payments by CVS Caremark for Medicare Rx Drug Claims That Were Improperly Paid Under the Commercial Plan
… Objective To determine whether CVS Caremark paid claims under the … contracts with CaremarkPCS Health, L.L.C. (CVS Caremark) to administer the prescription drug program for the Empire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/13/new-york-state-health-insurance-program-incorrect-payments-cvs-caremark-medicare-rx-drugNew York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Federal Tax Reform
The Republican tax bill moving forward in Congress remains a bad deal for New York
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-federal-tax-reform-0Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Conviction of Atlanta, Ga Resident in Pension Fraud Case
… like Mr. Cook accountable regardless of where the criminal lives. I want to thank Attorney General … Chief Antoine Karam. Forensic accounting was performed by Associate Forensic Auditor Meaghan Scovello. The … Bureau Chief Stephanie Swenton. The Division of Criminal Justice is led by Executive Deputy Attorney General Kelly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-conviction-atlanta-ga-resident-pension-fraud-caseDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Improvements in Services for Survivors of Human Trafficking
… The Program is voluntary, however, and many survivors do not use the services available to them, the audit found. From … them. As a result, they did not pursue programs that could have potentially helped them. Auditors also found OTDA does …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-audit-recommends-improvements-services-survivors-human-traffickingRecent Trends and Impact of COVID-19 in the Greater Flushing Area
The public health impacts of COVID-19 in the greater Flushing area were even more severe. Cumulative case and death rates in several of the area’s five ZIP codes were higher than in the borough and the City overall, as was the hospitalization rate.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-15-2022.pdfState Agencies Bulletin No. 872
… Purpose To inform agencies of the new process for checking the Retirement Plan checkbox in … employee’s W-2 should be checked. However, the exception is New York State employees who earned wages in 2008 and also received a public pension from a position for which the individual retired …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/872-change-process-retirement-plan-checkbox-form-w-2New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… The State Comptroller’s Office is committed to keeping New Yorkers regularly updated on the State’s economy and … Economic Trends Job Recovery and Unemployment Rates: New York City and New York State Unemployment rates for New York … percent in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, according to the State Department of Labor. Unemployment rates are driven not only …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-february-3-2021State Fiscal Year 2022-23 Enacted Budget Analysis
… environmental and other purposes. However, the Budget does not include specific language to provide for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/state-fiscal-year-2022-23-enacted-budget-analysisDiNapoli Audit Finds Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Medicaid Payments Went to Providers Not Enrolled in the Program
… DiNapoli found Medicaid managed care organizations made as much as $1.5 billion in improper and questionable payments to providers who did not appear to be enrolled in Medicaid. … of quality health care and the Department of Health must do a better job ensuring the program’s integrity.” DOH pays …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-audit-finds-hundreds-millions-dollars-medicaid-payments-went-providers-not-enrolled-programNYS Pension Fund Commits $2 Billion to Climate Transition Index
… on the opportunities arising from the transition to a low-carbon economy, State Comptroller Thomas P. … within its internally managed public equity portfolio to FTSE Russell's Russell 1000 TPI Climate Transition Index … for leading the way with its comprehensive approach to addressing the enormous challenges posed by climate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/nys-pension-fund-commits-2-billion-climate-transition-indexOpinion 88-78
… officers or court attendants. Uniform Justice Court Act, §110 provides that the enforcement officers in civil matters …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-78Real Property Portfolio
… listing all real property of the authority, including full descriptions of properties that were disposed of during …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/21/real-property-portfolioCongregate Meal Services for the Elderly
… oversees the provision of congregate meals (meals served in a group setting) in its senior centers. Our audit covered the three fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/01/11/congregate-meal-services-elderlyDiNapoli Statement In Response to Misconduct of Former Pension Fund Employee
The New York State Common Retirement Fund has absolutely no tolerance for selfdealing and we are outraged by Mr Kangs shocking betrayal of his responsibilities
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-statement-response-misconduct-former-pension-fund-employeeNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era (July 1, 2021)
… 1, 2021 Edition Have Personal Income and Earnings Returned to Pre-Pandemic Levels in New York? Recently released data … dividends, interest and rent, and transfer receipts to individuals, totaled nearly $1.6 trillion in the first … are two causes for concern: The growth is primarily due to transfer receipts, which account for more than 20 percent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-economy-and-finances-covid-19-era-july-1-2021Opinion 90-44
… opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-44New York State Health Insurance Program – Payments by UnitedHealthcare for Medical/Surgical Services for Ineligible Members (Follow-Up)
… in our initial audit report, Payments by UnitedHealthcare for Medical/Surgical Services for Ineligible Members (Report 2020-S-34 ). About the Program The New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP), administered by the … and retired State, local government, and school district employees, and their dependents. The Empire Plan is the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/01/18/new-york-state-health-insurance-program-payments-unitedhealthcare-medicalsurgical-servicesOpinion 94-9
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER -- Designation of (publication not registered as second-class matter but designated as official newspaper prior to 1940) PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, §70-a; … LAW, §60(a): A publication which was designated as an official newspaper of a village from prior to 1940 through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-9Town of Cicero - Procurement (2020M-8)
… about $115,000. Key Recommendations Establish procedures to ensure that officials and employees follow competitive … Review and update the purchasing policy and procedures to ensure they include detailed guidance for procuring … findings and recommendations and indicated that they plan to take corrective action. … Determine whether goods and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/03/13/town-cicero-procurement-2020m-8