April 17, 2012
Around Town – By Neal Tepel
An audit spurred by anonymous tips revealed fake bids for construction contracts and other procurement problems at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, according to New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Findings of the audit have been referred to the Joint Commission on Public Ethics.
The New York State Health Insurance Program erroneously paid as much as $11 million for special items such as implants, drugs and blood and evaluation procedures that were not performed according to two audits released Wednesday by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
