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2021 Financial Condition Report
For Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2021

Fund Financial Data

Fund financial statements provide a short-term view of finances. As such, these statements only focus on the inflows and outflows of current financial resources—cash or liquid assets that are available to pay current obligations (or will be soon).

Funds represent sources of funding and spending for particular purposes.

2021 Financial Condition Report
For Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2021

Government-Wide Financial Data

Government-wide financial statements provide a long-term view of finances. They record revenues and expenses when the earnings process is complete (full accrual basis), as opposed to when they are actually received or paid (cash basis).

Each statement breaks down the activities of State government into two types:

2021 Financial Condition Report
For Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2021

About this Report

This report provides citizens with an overview of the financial condition of New York State. It presents selected financial, economic, and demographic information in an easy-to-understand format.

2021 Financial Condition Report
For Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2021

2021 Financial Condition Report
For Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2021

2021 Financial Condition Report

Message from the Comptroller

State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2020-21 will long be remembered for the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and for the resilience demonstrated by New Yorkers in responding to the multitude of challenges. The impact of the economic shutdown on the State’s financial plan was sudden and dramatic; ultimately, historic federal relief funding and higher-than-anticipated tax collections stabilized the State’s financial footing.

NYC Health + Hospitals Check-Up: The Impact of COVID-19, September 2021

The crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic came at a time when NYC Health + Hospitals (H+H) had been working toward stabilizing its financial situation. Since 2015, it has been introducing initiatives to increase revenue collections through improving billing procedures, negotiating higher insurance rates, attracting and keeping patients, and lowering personnel costs. This report reviews H+H’s position before the pandemic, assesses the financial and operational impacts of its COVID-19 response, and weighs the long-term effects of the pandemic on the system.