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Improper Managed Care Premium Payments for Recipients With Duplicate Client Identification Numbers (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Improper Managed Care Premium Payments for Recipients With Duplicate Client … was to determine whether improper Medicaid managed care premiums were paid on behalf of recipients with … audit identified over $102.1 million in improper managed care premium payments on behalf of 65,961 recipients with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/08/17/improper-managed-care-premium-payments-recipients-duplicate-client-identification-numbersMedicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Payments for Individuals Receiving Hospice Services Covered by Medicare
To determine whether Medicaid made improper payments to providers on behalf of dualeligible individuals receiving hospice care covered by Medicare This audit covered the period January 1 2015 through July 31 2019
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/12/28/medicaid-program-improper-medicaid-payments-individuals-receiving-hospice-services-coveredMount Sinai Fire District - Financial Condition and Price Quotations for Purchases (2019M-83)
… [read complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine if the Board and District officials effectively managed the District’s financial condition. Determine if the District … Determine if the Board and District officials effectively managed the Districts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2019/08/23/mount-sinai-fire-district-financial-condition-and-price-quotationsTown of Charlton – Internal Controls Over Billed Receivables for Water Operations (2014M-28)
… established. The water clerk could make adjustments to customer accounts without prior Board approval. Key … controls. Require Board approval for adjustments to water customer accounts. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/05/09/town-charlton-internal-controls-over-billed-receivables-water-operations-2014m-28UnitedHealthcare – Overpayments for Out-of-Network Anesthesia Services Provided at In-Network Ambulatory Surgery Centers (Follow-Up)
… audit report, Overpayments for Out-of-Network Anesthesia Services Provided at In-Network Ambulatory Surgery Centers … of the Empire Plan (medical/surgical benefits cover services such as physician office visits, diagnostic testing, … ASCs have contract provisions that require all anesthesia services provided to Empire Plan members at their facilities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/11/18/unitedhealthcare-overpayments-out-network-anesthesia-services-provided-network-ambulatoryDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Down 3.9 Percent for First Quarter of 2021
… quarter in a row that overall collections have dropped statewide year-over-year. From April 2020 through March 2021, … 2.4 percent in the Southern Tier to 9.8 percent in the North Country. Four regions — the Capital District, Central New York, Long Island and the North Country — experienced stronger growth than they did in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-down-3-point-9-percent-first-quarter-2021DiNapoli: Former Village of Chatham Clerk-Treasurer Arrested for Stealing Funds From the Village
… Henry is charged with tampering with public records in the first degree; two counts of grand larceny in the third degree; offering a false instrument for filing in the first degree and official misconduct for allegedly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-former-village-chatham-clerk-treasurer-arrested-stealing-funds-villageDiNapoli: Finger Lakes Group Homes Overpaid for Food and Supplies, Wasting Taxpayer Money
… group homes across eight counties. Employees at each group home routinely purchase food and household items necessary to … local retailers and, six months later, from Finger Lakes Home Supply (Home Supply) without competitive bidding. In addition, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-finger-lakes-group-homes-overpaid-food-and-supplies-wasting-taxpayer-moneyDiNapoli: Waiving Waiting Period for Public Workers' Retirement Protects Families During Pandemic Crisis
… period before a public employee’s service retirement can take effect. DiNapoli requested the Executive Order in … a loved one to COVID-19 before their service retirement can be made official. The Executive Order applies to member … period before a public employees service retirement can take effect …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/dinapoli-waiving-waiting-period-public-workers-retirement-protects-families-during-pandemic-crisisDiNapoli: NYC Tax Collections Expected to Fall for First Time Since Great Recession
… collections are projected to fall next fiscal year for the first time since the Great Recession. “New York City has been … loom.” On March 1, 2020, New York City reported its first confirmed case of COVID-19 and the caseload grew … budget gap over the two-year period. To do so, it will draw down its reserves ($4 billion) and expand its citywide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/05/dinapoli-nyc-tax-collections-expected-fall-first-time-great-recessionDiNapoli: Stable Government Funding Needed for NYC Health + Hospitals to Provide Essential Care
… Federal COVID-19 relief funds distributed during the pandemic … have taken steps to shore up the system’s finances, and federal funding provided critical relief when COVID first hit … fought hard to get H+H the money it had coming from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which should help with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-stable-government-funding-needed-nyc-health-hospitals-provide-essential-careDiNapoli: Unrestricted State Aid for Local Governments Failed to Keep Up With Inflation
… remained flat or declined over the last decade, according to a report issued today by New York State Comptroller Thomas … P. DiNapoli. When adjusted for inflation, unrestricted aid to local governments has actually declined by 24% since 2011, … cities. Also called revenue sharing, this funding comes to local governments from the Aid and Incentives for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/dinapoli-unrestricted-state-aid-local-governments-failed-keep-inflationDiNapoli Calls for NYC to Bolster Reserves as Economy Rebounds Amid Rising Spending
… $2 billion more in spending (excluding funds set aside for reserves) than was planned in the proposed executive … of planned savings initiatives ($315 million). By FY 2025, the city will still incur more than $1 billion in … city’s expired labor contracts remains a question in the near future. Coupled with a target of $1 billion in labor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/dinapoli-calls-nyc-bolster-reserves-economy-rebounds-amid-rising-spendingCourt-Appointed Executor of Decedent’s Estate Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Embezzlement
… Now, a judge has ordered him to repay the estate and spend two years behind bars.” According to the allegations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/court-appointed-executor-decedents-estate-sentenced-two-years-prison-embezzlementDiNapoli: Two Arrested for Stealing More Than $200,000 From 86-Year-Old State Pensioner
… Diacetis then introduced the victim to Zielinski and the two then allegedly schemed to convince the victim to become …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-two-arrested-stealing-more-200000-86-year-old-state-pensionerNY State Comptroller DiNapoli Announces Responsible Workforce Management Policy for Private Equity Investments
… announced the Fund’s adoption of its Responsible Workforce Management Policy and Principles (Policy). As part of the … a growing number of limited partners in private equity funds, including pension funds, endowments, and multiemployer benefit trust funds, to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-announces-responsible-workforce-management-policy-private-equityDiNapoli: Environmental Facilities Corporation Faces Significant Funding Backlog for Essential Water Infrastructure Projects
… totaling more than $23.7 billion since 1990, but the estimated capital improvement needs for water and sewer … federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 is estimated to make $2.5 billion available for these programs … U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) assessments estimated 20-year capital improvement needs of $28.7 billion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-environmental-facilities-corporation-faces-significant-funding-backlog-essential-waterDiNapoli: Two Capital Region Residents Indicted for $1 Million Medicaid Transportation Fraud Scheme
… The two principles of Phinaliz Communications LLC, Philip Mtui … The two principles of Phinaliz Communications LLC Philip Mtui and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-two-capital-region-residents-indicted-1-million-medicaid-transportation-fraud-schemeDiNapoli: NYC Emergency Management Failing to Ensure the City is Prepared for Disasters
… Ten years after Superstorm Sandy devastated the New York City metropolitan area, killing dozens of people and causing billions of dollars in damage, the city needs to be better prepared for another catastrophic event, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-nyc-emergency-management-failing-ensure-city-prepared-disastersDiNapoli: Three Arrested for Scheme to Steal Unclaimed Funds from New York State
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, … unclaimed funds held by the state. Thanks to the work of my investigations team, the United States Attorney’s Office … monies held in trust by the New York State Comptroller. Bank records show that, during the relevant period, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-three-arrested-scheme-steal-unclaimed-funds-new-york-state