In Kazakhstan, large-scale schemes of illegal withdrawal of funds from the Mandatory Social Health Insurance (MSHI) fund have been uncovered. By falsely registering about 140,000 citizens in medical organizations and entering false information about medical services not provided, funds were illegally obtained from the fund. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.
According to the Financial Monitoring Agency, 36 criminal cases are being investigated on these facts. According to preliminary estimates, the damage caused to the state exceeds 3.5 billion tenge.
Hospital in Turkestan Region
In the Turkestan Region, an investigation is underway against officials of the Zhetysai Multidisciplinary District Hospital. According to the investigation, funds allocated under MSHI were transferred to the accounts of more than 20 individual entrepreneurs who actually did not provide any services or supply goods.
"The entrepreneurs did not conclude any contracts with the medical institution. And their details were used to illegally cash out money," the message says. The damage caused to the state exceeded 501 million tenge. Two suspects were taken into custody.
Private Clinic in Astana
In Astana, the head of the private clinic "Forte Clinic" LLP was sentenced to 5 years in prison for organizing a scheme of illegal withdrawal of funds from the MSHI Fund. And his accomplice, an employee of the National Scientific Center for Health Development, was sentenced to 3 years for illegally approving applications for registration of citizens.
"As a result of the criminal scheme, more than 15 thousand citizens were illegally registered in the clinic. In addition, through the information system 'Damu Med', fake medical services worth 79 million tenge were processed," the agency said.
Dental Clinics in Almaty Region
In the Almaty Region, the head of the clinics "Mydental.kz" LLP and "Dentistry Dr. Nurzhanova" LLP was sentenced to 4 years in prison with confiscation of property for fraud in the provision of dental services. In fact, no services were provided to patients. To process documents, doctors' account records and personal data of minor patients were used.
As a result, more than 4.5 thousand facts of fictitious provision of medical services were revealed, and damage of 66 million tenge was caused to the state.