The Cigna Group, headquartered in Connecticut, has agreed to pay $172,294,350 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting and 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 (MA) Program, also known as Medicare Part C, Medicare…
On this month’s “Hear from the Mayor” broadcast on WBLS, Mayor Eric Adams outlined his administration’s efforts to enhance the financial well-being of New Yorkers, with a focus on families and youth. He introduced a new initiative by the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, led by Commissioner Vilda Vera Mayuga, aimed at teaching financial…
January 20, 2025 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby proclaim: An essential feature of any sovereign nation is the existence of territorial boundaries and the inherent authority to decide…
New Initiative Aims to Strengthen Public Confidence by Addressing Everyday Concerns Swiftly Pilot Program to Begin in Five Precincts and One Housing Police Service Area Division to Combine Police Officers from Existing Community-Based Units NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch today announced the formation of the NYPD’s new Quality of Life Division — a citywide public safety initiative focused on enhancing trust between communities and the police…
New York Governor Kathy Hochul and Québec Premier François Legault signed a Declaration of Intent at the 2025 Leadership Summit of the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors & Premiers, reaffirming a stronger NY–Québec partnership focused on the environment, clean energy, economic development, innovation, and research. Hochul highlighted cross-border progress—from the Champlain Hudson Power Express with…
Re: Mayor Adams’ rule change on 90-day rule also adding new counterproductive work requirements that Council bill would eliminate “For months as New York City’s shelter population grew, the Council raised the alarm around the need to remove barriers to https://www.nyc.gov/assets/hra/downloads/pdf/cityfheps-documents/dss-7r-e.pdfCityFHEPS vouchers to help individuals and families leave shelter and transition to permanent housing. In…