New Yorkers in Need
State Comptroller DiNapoli issued five major reports examining “New Yorkers in Need.” They provide a fact base for understanding the local and demographic variations in need; explaining the implications of lived poverty, food insecurity and housing instability; and making recommendations for bolstering federal safety nets and improving State efforts.
Read the summarized findings and recommendations.
An audit released by State Comptroller DiNapoli found Medicaid managed care organizations made as much as $1.5 billion in improper and questionable payments to providers who did not appear to be enrolled in Medicaid. Generally, under federal and State law providers are supposed to be enrolled, a process that gives DOH assurance that they are equipped and eligible to deliver services.
A 37-year-old Queens woman pleaded guilty to felony grand larceny for stealing nearly $85,000 in New York State pension payments meant for her deceased father, State Comptroller DiNapoli and Albany County District Attorney David Soares announced. The defendant, Deanna Hansen, faces up to 28 months to seven years in prison and will pay full restitution as part of the plea.
State Comptroller DiNapoli, Jefferson County District Attorney Kristyna S. Mills, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of the Inspector General, and the New York State Police announced the pleas of former West Carthage Housing Authority (WCHA) Executive Director Jan Hoffman for stealing over $48,000 in WCHA funds, and Katherine Pais, Hoffman’s mother and former WCHA consultant, for aiding in and concealing the scheme.
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