Insurance scam puts hospital in firing line

Doctors and administrators at a major hospital in Hefei, Anhui province, are facing punishment after investigators discovered widespread medical insurance fraud.

Employees at the Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine have been forging hospitalization expenses for "familiar" patients to bilk money from the national health insurance fund, Xinhua News Agency reported.

Evidence of the violations was uncovered by an investigation team comprising officials responsible for social security, health and traditional Chinese medicine.