CIDG probes WellMed on ‘ghost’ dialysis treatments

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 02:25:49 +0000

The Philippine National Police (PNP) has tapped the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) to investigate WellMed Dialysis & Laboratory Center Corp. (WellMed), which allegedly claimed payments for “ghost” dialysis treatments funded by the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth).

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Duterte orders arrest of WellMed owner, mulls PhilHealth overhaul

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2019 21:32:12 +0000

Alarmed by the huge losses by the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) due to fraudulent claims, President Rodrigo Duterte ordered

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Whistleblower: Dialysis center used loophole to file claims for the dead

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2019 21:30:54 +0000

Whistleblower: Dialysis center used loophole to file claims for the dead

With four dead patients, WellMed Dialysis Center allegedly kick-started its “ghost dialysis” scheme that took advantage of a loophole

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Sotto: PhilHealth budget needs scrutiny amid ‘ghost’ dialysis mess

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2019 13:59:57 +0000

The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) should explain how it implements its budget after a report came out that it had been paying for “ghost” kidney treatments, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said on Saturday.

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Duterte to NBI: Arrest owners of health centers in ‘ghost’ dialysis scam

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2019 00:16:46 +0000

President Duterte has ordered the arrest of owners of dialysis centers who were implicated in the so-called “ghost dialysis” treatment scam.

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Duterte orders PhilHealth: File criminal raps vs perpetrators of ‘bogus’ dialysis

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2019 08:14:07 +0000

Duterte orders PhilHealth: File criminal raps vs perpetrators of ‘bogus’ dialysis

President Duterte has ordered PhilHealth to file criminal charges against people behind the ghost dialysis treatments, Malacañang said Friday.

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