NMI Settlement Fund

The NMI Settlement Fund is warning retirees of a possible lapse in government-provided health insurance coverage and the discontinuation of 25% benefit payments after Dec. 31.

A 10-year audit of government retirement benefits uncovered more than $1.49 million in overpayments and flagged hundreds of member files.

The U.S. District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands has issued an order requiring Gov. David M. Apatang and the CNMI Secretary of Finance to personally appear at an upcoming status hearing regarding the NMI Settlement Fund.