Author: News Desk

Aetna Inc., a national insurer incorporated under the laws of Pennsylvania, has agreed to pay $117,700,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting or failing to withdraw inaccurate and untruthful diagnosis codes for its Medicare Advantage Plan enrollees in order to increase its payments from Medicare. Under the Medicare Advantage […]

“We’re seeing the consequences spread faster than we can respond”, warned the UN emergency relief chief, Tom Fletcher, as violence reverberates across borders causing mass displacement and economic shocks.  Speaking to reporters in Geneva, the UN’s top humanitarian aid official said, “this is a moment of grave peril” and warned that without additional support “millions of […]

As the conflict in the Middle East continues to ripple across the region, the UN Security Council met today to discuss the escalating situation, with a morning briefing focused on Lebanon and a second session later on the wider crisis – adopting a Bahrain-led resolution, while a Russian-led text failed to secure enough votes. Across […]

Christine Tu, a former Patent Examiner for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), has agreed to pay $122,480 to resolve allegations that she violated conflict-of-interest rules during the course of her employment with the USPTO. Among other things, the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 prohibits executive branch employees from participating personally and substantially in particular matters that […]

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Department of Justice (DOJ) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that will help some of America’s most vulnerable Veterans get the ongoing care they need. VA cares for hundreds of Veterans who are unable to make their own health care decisions and have no family or legal […]

The event blended reflection, celebration and urgency, highlighting both the progress made in advancing women’s rights and the growing challenges many women and girls face worldwide. The gathering in the General Assembly Hall brought together diplomats, advocates and activists, with speakers reminding the audience that progress on women’s rights has never come automatically – it […]

The report highlights “alarming trends” and “the urgent need for the entire online ecosystem to act faster and together to protect children,” the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, Stéphane Dujarric, said.  The findings come amid increasing threats to children with growing conflicts, displacement, poverty, and levels of violence.  “We meet today once again in a […]

The owner of a tax preparation business in Tennessee pleaded guilty today to orchestrating a massive fraud scheme that steered approximately $80 million in pandemic relief funds designed to help small businesses and workers to herself and her clients. According to court documents and statements made in court, Renata Walton, 45, of Mississippi, owned and […]

In an appeal for an immediate ceasefire, he said that over the past 17 days, more than 160 civilians have been killed. This includes at least 139 on 1 March by fighters from the Bul Nuer ethnic group in the northern Ruweng administrative area. Civilians ‘lured’ to their deaths On 21 February, the High Commissioner alleged […]