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DiNapoli: Fiscal Stress May be Looming for Glens Falls

… balance,” said DiNapoli. “But city officials are working hard to turn things around and have already consolidated …

DiNapoli: IDA Audits Reveal Need For Improved Project Oversight

Industrial Development Agencies IDAs in Niagara Tompkins and Wyoming counties failed to adequately monitor project approvals or results according to audits issued today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli

State Comptroller DiNapoli Launches Academy for Local Government Officials

… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli has launched a new Academy for New York State Local Officials that will provide … in the day-to-day operations of their government. The Academy, operated by the Comptroller’s Division of Local …

DiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for November 2014

… Yonkers Partners in Education, New York City Outward Bound Center and Harlem Center for Education. Department of Corrections and Community … sell prison meals to Saratoga County. Division of Criminal Justice Services $5.2 million in grants to crime labs and …

Subway Service Diversions for Maintenance and Capital Projects (Follow-Up)

… in our initial audit report, Subway Service Diversions for Maintenance and Capital Projects ( 2010-S-34 ). … that while Transit has a number of policies and procedures for managing and controlling subway diversions, more needed … not planned using current ridership data, and the budget for diversion advertisements to communicate information about …

Medicaid Overpayments for Inpatient Care Involving Mechanical Ventilation Services

… services. When hospitals use a specific ICD procedure code to report a patient received 96 consecutive hours or … inpatient APR-DRG claims that included an ICD procedure code for 96 consecutive hours or more of mechanical … Formally remind hospitals to use the procedure code that represents the duration of time the patient …

Annual Assessment of Market Orders for 2015 and 2016

… Purpose To determine whether the Department of Agriculture and … had adequate procedures in place during the audit period to accurately report its assessable expenses related to its …

DiNapoli Finds Slow Property Tax Growth for Local Governments

… Annual Report on Local Governments . The report found that property tax levy growth has slowed over the past several … some key economic indicators suggest an improving economy, property tax growth is slow and the pressure remains on local … tax freeze credit requirements, 97 percent (658) levied property taxes equal to or less than their respective tax …

DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Jump for Third Year

… Thomas P. DiNapoli. Collections across the state of $17.5 billion grew by $872 million, or 5.3 percent. “Local … annual growth rate in sales tax collections in each of the last three years, with the exception of the Finger Lakes (which slowed from 4.9 percent in 2017 to …

Brighter Choice Charter School for Boys - Payroll (2018M-139)

… the audit period. 1 We reviewed the gross pay calculations of these employees to determine whether salaries and pay … authorized. There were no recommendations as a result of this audit. 1 These employees were paid $1.3 million …

Empire BlueCross BlueShield – Controls Over Payments for Special Items

… and recovery of overpayments made to hospitals for special medical items; and took sufficient steps to … The Empire Plan is the primary health benefits plan for NYSHIP, serving about 1.1 million members. The Empire … payments were excessive. For example, in a prior audit (Report 2009-S-99), we found that Empire paid a hospital …

DiNapoli: Scores Reveal Fiscal Stress Continues for Certain Communities

… fiscally stressed , this includes 12 counties, 11 cities and 21 towns. For the third consecutive year DiNapoli’s … has evaluated the financial stability of local governments and has identified 70 municipalities in fiscal stress at … governments have not improved over the past three years, and it is looking tougher for New York’s cities,” said …

DiNapoli: Farms Generate $4.8 Billion for New York's Economy

… milk prices which can threaten family businesses, to tariffs and restrictions on immigrant workers." New York has … are dealing with increased financial uncertainty caused by tariffs imposed on agricultural products by the nation's trading partners, most recently in retaliation to tariffs imposed by the federal government. In addition, …

DiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for January 2015

… Services Corporation Three $21.3 million contracts for student loan collection services through Pioneer Credit …

Overpayments for Services Also Covered by Medicare Part B (Follow-Up)

… in Medicare Part B, which provides supplementary medical insurance for a broad range of outpatient medical services, … (such as deductibles and coinsurance). Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) receive enhanced reimbursements from … FQHCs are “safety net” providers, such as community health centers and public housing centers, that provide …

Pension Contribution Rates to Decrease for Fiscal Year 2015-16

… Employer contribution rates for the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) will decline in Fiscal … of payroll. The average contribution rate for the Police and Fire Retirement System (PFRS) will decrease by about 11 … percent of payroll to 24.7 percent of payroll. “The state pension fund’s solid investment performance has delivered …

Overpayments for Services Also Covered by Medicare Part B (Follow-Up)

… for Medicare Part B, which provides supplementary medical insurance covering a broad range of outpatient medical … on June 20, 2012, examined whether the Department of Health (Department) overpaid health care providers' Medicaid claims for Medicare Part B …

Improper Managed Care Payments for Certain Medicaid Recipients (Follow-Up)

… extent of implementation of the five recommendations made in our audit report, Improper Managed Care Payments for … years ended June 30, 2010, Medicaid made $15.6 million in improper managed care payments on behalf of 14,899 … who, by State law, were precluded from enrollment in managed care programs. We recommended that the Department …