| For the week ending August 18, 2013
State Recovers $46 Million in Medicaid Payments Following DiNapoli Audit
New York state was able to recover $46 million in overpayments to nursing homes after an audit by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found the Department of Health’s computer system failed to deduct payments some nursing home residents are required to pay for their care, according to a follow–up reportissued Friday by DiNapoli. The new report, however, notes that deficiencies in the computer system still exist.
Contractor Charged in Federal Court for Defrauding NYS Health Department of Over $700,000
State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara Wednesday announced charges against JOSEPH L. JUNKOVIC for allegedly engaging in a scheme to defraud the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) out of more than $700,000 dedicated to providing cancer screening services to low–income New Yorkers. JUNKOVIC allegedly used a not–for–profit corporation that he controlled, Cancer Service Network, Inc. to obtain more than $25 million in federal and state funding to administer cancer screening services, and then billed the NYSDOH for thousands of hours that he did not in fact work. He was arrested at his Bronx home Wednesday morning and presented in Manhattan federal court before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ronald L. Ellis.
DiNapoli: State Fiscal Picture Stable
Tax collections were $18 million below updated projections during July, but receipts since the start of the fiscal year were 13.3 percent higher than last year because of strong personal income tax (PIT) receipts in April, according to the July cash report released Friday by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. July tax collections were 5.2 percent higher than last year, largely from an additional collection day for PIT withholding this month.
DiNapoli: New Medicaid Reimbursement Method Leads to $31 Million in Overpayments
The state Department of Health made as much as $31 million in excessive Medicaid payments for patients who died within 24 hours of being admitted to a hospital after a new method of calculating hospital payments went into effect, according to an audit released Thursday by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
DiNapoli: Long Island Pharmacy Swindled State Out Of $235,000
A Long Island pharmacy improperly collected at least $235,000 from Medicaid and the New York State Health Insurance Program over a four–year period, primarily through payments for phony prescriptions that were never delivered to patients, according to audits released Tuesday by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
Audit Finds New York City Property Owners Underreported $20 Million in Billboard Income
Hundreds of New York City property owners failed to report an estimated $20 million of taxable income from billboards according to an audit released Thursday by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli which was coordinated with New York City Comptroller John C. Liu. Auditors found the New York City Department of Finance failed to follow up on whether property owners were reporting income and did not impose penalties for late or inaccurate information.
NYS Common Retirement Fund Announces First Quarter Results
The New York State Common Retirement Fund’s (Fund) overall rate of return for the first quarter ending June 30, 2013, was 0.29 percent, according to New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The Fund’s estimated value at the end of the first quarter of its fiscal year was $158.7 billion.
Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Tuesday announced his office completed audits of the Town of Alexandria; the Village of Bolivar; the Town of Coldspring; the City of Glens Falls; the Grahamsville Fire District; the Town of Kendall; the Mastics–Moriches–Shirley Community Library; the Roosevelt Fire District; theSchuyler County Sheriff’s Department; and, the Steuben County Soil and Water Conservation District.
State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced Friday the following audits have been issued: theDepartment of Agriculture and Markets; the Department of Motor Vehicles; the Metropolitan Transportation Authority; and Statewide Travel Audits of the State University of New York System Administration Office; theState University of New York College at Buffalo; and, the State University of New York at Stony Brook.
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