Some individuals on Medicaid receiving treatment for opioid use disorder might have received unnecessary or dangerous opioid prescriptions outside of their treatment programs, according to an audit issued by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Auditors found treatment programs were not checking whether patients were getting other opioid prescriptions or coordinating care with health care providers.
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today urged Congress to increase the eligibility age from 26 to 46 for individuals who can participate in the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) program, a savings and investment tool for individuals with disabilities. NY's ABLE program, which launched just over a year ago, already has approximately $3 million in assets saved by individuals and their families to pay for medical and living costs.
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli is urging New Yorkers to read the fine print on gift cards this holiday season for details about fees and expiration dates. While some gift card sellers have done away with inactivity fees, consumers should still ask whether fees apply when purchasing a gift card.
The New York State Common Retirement Fund’s (Fund) estimated return in the second quarter of the State Fiscal Year 2018-2019 was 3.47 percent for the three-month period ending September 30, 2018, with an estimated value of $213.2 billion, according to New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits and examinations have been issued.
In September, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,343 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $2.1 billion and approved nearly 2.7 million payments worth more than $11.6 billion. The office rejected 106 contracts and related transactions valued at $260 million and nearly 2,500 payments valued at more than $5.8 million. More information on these contracts and payments is available at www.openbooknewyork.com.
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that he, and eight fellow comptrollers and state treasurers, sent a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency opposing the agency's proposal to undo federal emissions standards for cars and light trucks.
State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Geoffrey S. Berman and Philip R. Bartlett, Inspector-in-Charge of the New York Office of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service ("USPIS") announced that Gregory Bayard pled guilty to wire fraud today in White Plains federal court. The charge arose out of Bayard's embezzlement of approximately $1.4 million from a decedent's estate for which he served as a court-appointed administrator.
New York sent an estimated $24.1 billion more in tax payments to Washington than it got back in federal spending in federal fiscal year (FFY) 2017, getting back 90 cents for every dollar, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. In 2017, New York was one of just 11 states that sent more to Washington than it received. Only New Jersey, Massachusetts and Connecticut fared worse while New Mexico fared the best.
New York state's health care jobs exceeded 1.2 million in 2017, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Health care employment rose by more than 18 percent over the past decade, more than double the pace of overall employment growth.
