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Levine Audit Finds NYCPS Left $431.6M in Medicaid Reimbursements Uncollected — Same Gap a 2021 Finding Already Flagged

Mari QuinonesCity PowerJuly 29, 2026Published

A Comptroller follow-up audit released July 23 found NYC Public Schools failed to collect as much as $431.6 million in Medicaid reimbursements over three fiscal years for special education services — the same systemic billing failure a 2021...

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Levine Audit Finds NYCPS Left $431.6M in Medicaid Reimbursements Uncollected — Same Gap a 2021 Finding Already Flagged

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