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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… officer. This reporting relationship compromises the independence of the internal audit function. As a result of … Audit Unit’s reporting relationship to help ensure its independence. Tuition Assistance Program (TAP): State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsDiNapoli: Sales Tax Collections Growth Slowed in First Half of 2015
… these declines were due to technical adjustments, which can have a large impact in counties with relatively small … growth rates of more than 6 percent. Technical adjustments can explain some of these increases. See the report here , or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-sales-tax-collections-growth-slowed-first-half-2015Higher Education – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… 943,336. This represents a 5.2 percent decrease from the previous year compared to a 3.5 percent decline … percent from 2016 to 2020, slower than the 13.4 percent rate of growth for the nation during the same period. The … a suspension of federal student loan payments, 0 percent interest rate and stopped collections on defaulted loans …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/higher-educationMedicaid Program – Claims Processing Activity April 1, 2024 Through September 30, 2024
… payments, as follows: $8.3 million was paid for managed care premiums on behalf of Medicaid members who should not have had managed care coverage because they had other concurrent comprehensive … claims where Medicaid was incorrectly designated as the primary payer instead of another insurer. As a result of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/06/18/medicaid-program-claims-processing-activity-april-1-2024-through-september-30-2024Medicaid Program – Managed Care Payments for Services Not Coordinated Through Recipient Restriction Program Providers
… Health (DOH) provided adequate oversight to ensure managed care recipients in the Recipient Restriction Program received … recipients in the Restriction Program must receive certain care through only their designated health care providers or via referral from those providers. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/11/26/medicaid-program-managed-care-payments-services-not-coordinated-through-recipientAnthem Blue Cross – Effectiveness of the Recovery Process
… (Anthem) effectively administered the recovery process and remitted all recoveries that the Department of Civil … insurance programs. NYSHIP covers about 1.2 million active and retired State, participating local government, and school district employees, and their dependents. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2026/01/06/anthem-blue-cross-effectiveness-recovery-processMedicaid Program – Claims Processing Activity October 1, 2024 Through March 31, 2025
… claims with dates of service as far back as January 2022 or as recent as April 2025. About the Program The … inaccurate information, such as low newborn birth weight, which caused increased payments. $252,777 was paid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2026/03/19/medicaid-program-claims-processing-activity-october-1-2024-through-march-31-2025Department of Transportation Bulletin No. DOT-43
… purpose of this bulletin is to provide agency instructions for processing the FY2023-2024 Shift Lump Sum Payment. … shall receive a lump sum payment. The Agreement provides for an increase in the payment amount from $400 to $750 in fiscal year 2023-2024. Employees eligible for the 2023 Shift Lump Sum Payment of $750 shall not receive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/transportation/dot-43-fy2023-2024-shift-lump-sum-payment-winter-maintenance-seasonElementary and Secondary Education – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… York school districts, an amount equal to 7.1 percent of State funding levels for the same period. New York State Ranks Highest in Nation in Per Pupil Spending For the … most recent year for which data are available, New York State led all states in per-pupil disbursements for public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/elementary-and-secondary-educationMedicaid Program – Medicaid Claims Processing Activity April 1, 2017 Through September 30, 2017
… and $172,052 in other overpayments for inpatient, clinic, practitioner, and referred ambulatory claims. By the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/08/03/medicaid-program-medicaid-claims-processing-activity-april-1-2017-through-september-30-2017Medicaid Program – Maximizing Drug Rebates for Health and Recovery Plans
… care organizations (MCOs). As a result of New York State’s restructuring of the Medicaid program, the Department created …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/06/22/medicaid-program-maximizing-drug-rebates-health-and-recovery-plansImproper Medicaid Payments to Eye Care Providers
… who appeared to be affiliated complied with Medicaid provider enrollment rules and (2) if Medicaid paid for … Findings We identified vulnerabilities in the Department’s provider enrollment and revalidating processes and procedures … fully comply with the Department’s Medicaid policies for provider enrollment and revalidation were able to obtain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/06/improper-medicaid-payments-eye-care-providersImproper Payments to a Physical Therapist (Follow-Up)
… in our initial audit report, Improper Payments to a Physical Therapist ( Report 2013-S-15 ). Background The … provides a wide range of health care services, including physical therapy services, to individuals who are … audit objectives were to determine whether Mark Amir, a physical therapist who owned and operated Madison Physical …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/08/improper-payments-physical-therapist-followLong Island Association for AIDS Care
… the reimbursement for employee health insurance (i.e., medical and dental expenses). As a result, we continued our examination of medical and dental expenses claimed for reimbursement by … During the period of this examination LIAAC purchased group medical benefits from the Long Island Network of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/11/10/long-island-association-aids-careDual Employment
… Purpose To determine whether Unified Court System (UCS) employees who are dually employed at other … Supreme and County courts, Family Courts, Surrogate's Court, and City and District courts. UCS includes the Office of Court Administration (OCA), which is the administrative arm …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/18/dual-employmentSelected Employee Travel Expenses
… between $100 million and $150 million each year on travel expenses. These expenses, which are discretionary and under the control of … government employees was appropriate, we audited travel expenses for the high-cost travelers in the State as well as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/04/selected-employee-travel-expenses-0Low-Income Housing Trust Fund Program
… affordable housing for persons of low income by providing loans and grants for the rehabilitation of existing housing or the construction of new housing. One way the Corporation … to monitor all aspects of the program - including the pre-construction phase - to ensure low-income housing units are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/08/28/low-income-housing-trust-fund-programRailroad Bridge Inspection Program
… railroads operating in the State to ensure they meet the bridge inspection requirements. This audit covers the period … 1, 2010 through June 30, 2013. Background The Railroad Bridge Inspection Program (Program) provides oversight of the … to ensure public safety and decrease the risk of railroad bridge failures. Department regulations require railroad …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/09/railroad-bridge-inspection-programSelected Employee Travel Expenses
… with rules and regulations and is free from fraud, waste and abuse. The audit covers the period April 1, 2009 … complied with rules and regulations and is free from fraud waste and abuse …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/10/selected-employee-travel-expenses-0Selected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… Purpose To determine whether discretionary spending by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority complied with its prescribed procedures and such … from April 1, 2010 through March 31, 2012. Background The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/30/selected-aspects-discretionary-spending-2