Insurance scams to be investigated

Review of hospitals, pharmacies will be carried out nationwide

China has ordered a review of hospitals and pharmacies nationwide looking for possible health insurance scams, an official said at a news conference on Wednesday, a week after China Central Television exposed two suspicious cases in Northeast China.

The new review follows a national inspection in September looking for fraudulent practices in the sector, according to Huang Huabo, an official with the newly created National Health Care Security Administration.