Author: Doug Venesky

With the holiday season upon us, we wanted to reach out and express that we are very thankful to all of our clients for all your effort throughout 2023. We appreciate all of the hard work you do and the dedication you have to your roles and to your communities. This year, our office will…

With winter behind us and the weather getting warmer, it is the best time of year to get out and about. Here are a few places you can find us this spring and summer: County Finance School We proudly support NYSAC’s County Finance School conference as a Gold Sponsor. We will be attending workshops at…

We wanted to take the time to recognize our clients that work in Public Health for all of their hard work. Your efforts on the front lines and support of your communities through all of the challenges they face is truly inspiring. The past few years have not been easy but your drive and commitment…

Now that the holiday season is upon us, we wanted to take the time to reach out and thank all our clients for their extraordinary efforts throughout 2022. Our following schedule is as below: We will be closed Thursday, Nov 24th (Thanksgiving) and Friday, November 25th. As for Christmas Holidays and New Years, we will…

The annual cost reporting for the July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022 school year will begin on November 14, 2022 The report must be entered and certified through the PCG Claiming System by January 6, 2023 There will be three identical 60-minute virtual cost report trainings via WebEx from December 1st thru December 8th, 2022…

The Division of Finance and Rate setting has released the 2021 Ambulatory Health Care Facility (AHCF) cost reporting software. The software has been posted to the Health Commerce System (HCS) for download. For the 2021 AHCF cost report, there are 2 parts to the software. (1) the Report Manager and (2) the zip file with…

We wanted to remind our clients that the 2021 Home Care Cost Report deadline is fast approaching.  The report is due September 20, 2022. In addition, all supporting documentation should be uploaded via a Secure File Transfer Protocol Site by September 27, 2022. Information provided at the numerous outreach sessions held by the Department of…

The ARPA Recovery Fund provides payments to eligible local governments in two tranches, each containing 50 percent of a county’s total fund allocation. Numerous counties have already received their first tranche. Earlier this month, the Treasury released new information for counties providing more detail on how they can access their second tranche payment.  This includes…

We would like to remind our clients that the annual Preschool Medicaid Cost Report for the July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021 school year is due in a week. The report must be entered and certified through the PCG Claiming system by June 17, 2022.

The 2022-23 Final State Budget Agreement contains significant changes for local health departments.  For the first time since SFY 2013-2014, the State has invested a substantial amount into the Article 6 State Aid Program, increasing the budget $77.1 million over two years. This considerable investment in Public Health comes in two parts. The first portion…