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DiNapoli: Special Education Contractor Convicted for $2 Million Fraud

… special education provider, who pleaded guilty to fraud charges earlier this year following a joint … the Southern District Preet Bharara, was sentenced today to 24 months incarceration and ordered to pay $2,151,318 in restitution and forfeit another …

DiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for January 2014

… the $5 million allotted for New York tourism events during Super Bowl week. Contract and Payment Rejections The … 50,000 state contracts, visit http://www.openbooknewyork.com/ . The easy-to-use website was created by Comptroller …

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

… two recommendations made in our audit report, Overpayments for Services Also Covered by Medicare Part B (Report 2012-S-27). Background Many of the … Part B, which provides supplementary medical insurance for a broad range of outpatient medical services, physicians’ …

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

… Payments for Certain Medicaid Recipients (Report 2010-S-66). Background Our initial audit report, which was issued on … Care Payments for Certain Medicaid Recipients ( 2010-S-66 ) … To determine the extent of implementation of the five …

Unnecessary Medicaid Payments for Children at Voluntary Agencies (Follow-Up)

… that the Department provides to the voluntary agencies to pay for medical services provided to the children in their …

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

… products ranked in the top five nationwide, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … economy, with farms contributing nearly $2.4 billion to the state's gross domestic product," DiNapoli said. "Our … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …

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

… included in our initial audit report, Overpayments for Services Also Covered by Medicare Part B (2010-S-50). … Many of the State's Medicaid recipients are also eligible for Medicare Part B, which provides supplementary medical … Generally, Medicare is the primary payer of claims for services provided to dual-eligible recipients. After …

Empire BlueCross BlueShield – Controls Over Payments for Special Items

To determine if Empire BlueCross BlueShield implemented sufficient controls over the identification and recovery of overpayments made to hospitals for special

DiNapoli Report Finds Medicaid Costs for Treating Asthma Rising

… flare-up can mean missing work or school and too many late night emergency room visits. The Medicaid cost to taxpayers …

Medicaid Program - Medicaid Overpayments for Certain Medicare Part C Claims

… Part C, private managed care companies administer Medicare benefits. These Medicare Advantage Plans typically have … Part C cost-sharing liabilities (deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments). Key Finding From a review of Medicare Part C … copayments, or deductibles. Ten providers adjusted and re-submitted their claims to eMedNY resulting in Medicaid …

DiNapoli: IDA Audits Reveal Need For Improved Project Oversight

… For access to state and local government spending, public authority financial data and information on 50,000 …

DiNapoli Finds Opportunities for Improved NYPD Hate Crimes Reporting

… is based on race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, or ethnicity. The NYPD is committed to protecting every … found DCJS only reports its data associated with a single bias, even when an agency reports multiple biases … incident and had to report that incident as only a single bias.  As a result of this system limitation, …

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 …

Management of Indoor Air Quality for Individuals With Asthma

… environmental justice communities and are usually home to at-risk populations, including low-income and minority … Of the total households visited, 5,643 (18%) had at least one individual with asthma. Key Findings While the … the required 1-year follow-up visits to households where at least one individual was identified as having asthma …

DiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for October 2014

… and temporary easements. Department of Transportation - Rochester Rail Station $29.5 million with The Pike Co. for … State Education Department $3.2 million to the Syracuse School District for the Teacher Incentive Fund. $652,000 to Public …

Use of Federal Funding for Election Technology and Security

… Objective To determine whether the Board of Elections utilized … the 2018 Help America Vote Act Election Security Grant to enhance the security of the State’s election technology …

Benefits Advisement Services for Individuals With Disabilities Seeking Employment

… was about 33 percent compared to about 75 percent for people without disabilities. Further, ACS data shows that … named the Work Incentives Navigator and Reports (WINR) application to address the Report’s benefits advisement … benefit from WINR services do not have access to the application. OMH has not taken steps to assess the …

DiNapoli: Former School District Treasurer Sentenced for Stealing Funds

… Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at [email protected] , or by mailing a …