A Chinese Hospital’s Fraudulent Scheme to Acquire Money

A Chinese Hospital’s Fraudulent Scheme to Acquire Money
A woman is treated at a hospital in Xi'an, in China's Shaanxi Province on August 11, 2017. STR/AFP/Getty Images
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A recent exposé has revealed the ways in which hospitals scam the insurance system to get insurance payments, akin to running a business operation to profit off patients.
An article published in the state mouthpiece news agency, Xinhua, on Jan. 18 detailed how staff at the Anhui University of Chinese Medicine No. 3 Affiliated Hospital colluded to give false diagnoses to patients, in order to acquire insurance funds.
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Annie Wu
Annie Wu
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Annie Wu joined the full-time staff at the Epoch Times in July 2014. That year, she won a first-place award from the New York Press Association for best spot news coverage. She is a graduate of Barnard College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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