Hundreds of millions of dollars were spent on Medicaid Managed Long-Term Care (MLTC) costs for individuals who no longer qualified for the program, according to an audit by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The audit found that inadequate oversight by the state Department of Health (DOH) over a period of more than six years resulted in over $700 million in overpayments for ineligible members and $2.8 billion for minimal services for eligible members.

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that the New York State Common Retirement Fund’s (Fund) investment return was 9.51% for the state fiscal year that ended March 31, 2022. The return on investments increased the Fund’s value to $272.1 billion.

In June, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,449 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $1.5 billion and more than 3.3 million payments worth nearly $13.2 billion. The office rejected 128 contracts and related transactions valued at $1.4 billion and more than 4,900 payments valued at nearly $11.5 million, primarily for mistakes, insufficient support for charges, and improper payments. More information on these contracts and payments is available at Open Book New York.

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following school district audits have been issued.

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government audits have been issued.

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following statement regarding the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s July Financial Plan.

The latest in State Comptroller DiNapoli’s series of audits of health and safety in schools finds that, in the face of a mental health crisis among youth, the NYC Department of Education (DOE) can do more to ensure that public school students receive the supports and services that they need and that are supposed to be available.