News and Announcements

Press Statement

Auditor Bump Signs Letter in 2015 for Support of Equal Access to Public Accommodations for Transgender Individuals

10/06/2015 Office of the State Auditor

Auditor Bump's letter in support of HB1577, An Act relative to gender identity and nondiscrimination.

Speech

Remarks of State Auditor Suzanne Bump at the 2015 Health Policy Commission Cost Trends Hearing

10/06/2015 Office of the State Auditor

Auditor Bump talks about the OSA's data analytics capabilities and their impact on audits of MassHealth, the state's Medicaid program.

Press Release

Audit Finds More Than $16 Million in Potentially Fraudulent Billings from MassHealth Vendor

10/05/2015 Office of the State Auditor

MassHealth payments to Rite Way during 2013 and 2014 totaled almost nine times the payments made to the next highest paid provider.

Speech

Testimony of State Auditor Suzanne Bump Before the Joint Committee on Revenue

9/22/2015 Office of the State Auditor

Auditor Bump testifies in support of House Bill 6, An Act to Enhance the Work of the State Auditor.

Press Release

Bump: Review of Tax Expenditure Program Necessary

9/22/2015 Office of the State Auditor

State Auditor Suzanne Bump today testified on behalf of legislation she filed granting state auditors the ability to review the state’s tax expenditure program.

Press Release

Audit of MassHealth Finds Issues with Over $4 Million in Spending

9/16/2015 Office of the State Auditor

State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump today issued an audit which questions $4 million in MassHealth payments for wheelchairs and wheelchair components.

Press Release

Auditor Says State Must Pay Cities and Towns $2.76 Million for Next Year's Elections

9/16/2015 Office of the State Auditor

Funds to cover the cost of extra mandated polling hours for the 2016 March Presidential primary, the 2016 September state primary and the November general elections.

Press Statement

Statement of Auditor Suzanne Bump on DCF Case Review

9/08/2015 Office of the State Auditor

Auditor Suzanne M. Bump today released the following statement on the DCF case review.

Press Statement

Statement of Auditor Suzanne Bump on the Center for Health Information and Analysis Annual Report

9/03/2015 Office of the State Auditor

Auditor Suzanne M. Bump released the following statement on CHIA annual report.

Press Release

Audit of Department of Youth Services Finds Educational Programming Compliant

8/12/2015 Office of the State Auditor

Audit of the Department of Youth Services (DYS) found the juvenile justice agency was properly administering its educational services, also identified some deficiencies with its central information systems.

Press Release

Auditor Bump Announces New Communications and External Affairs Staff Member

7/31/2015 Office of the State Auditor

State Auditor Suzanne Bump announced today that Alicia Bandy has joined her staff as Deputy Auditor of Communications and External Affairs.

Press Release

State Audit finds improvements at Easton Housing Authority

7/30/2015 Office of the State Auditor

Audit found the Easton Housing Authority making strides toward improving its operations, but progress is still needed in some areas.

Press Statement

Auditor Bump Signs Letter in 2015 Calling for Equal Pay in Massachusetts

7/20/2015 Office of the State Auditor

Auditor Bump signs her letter in support of House bill 1733 An Act relative to pay equity.

Press Release

Audit Finds Stronger Financial Controls Needed at Cambridge Non-profit

7/14/2015 Office of the State Auditor

State Auditor Suzanne Bump today issued an audit of Hildebrand Family Self-Help Center, Inc. which found stronger financial oversight needed at the Cambridge-based human services provider.

Press Release

Sale of Melrose Public Housing Property Results In Legal Complication

7/02/2015 Office of the State Auditor

State Auditor Suzanne Bump today issued an audit of the Melrose Housing Authority. The audit found the public housing agency to be compliant with state rules and laws in the areas reviewed.