15 detained after healthcare fraud scheme

Police in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, in East China have detained 15 suspects at a hospital involved in a healthcare fraud scheme, including the hospital president and its legal representative, the municipal healthcare security administration said on Tuesday morning.

The privately-owned Wuxi Hongqiao Hospital has been shut down, said the administration.

The hospital had allegedly fabricated imaging tests to deceive the public healthcare insurance fund, according to media reports released on Saturday.

The municipal administration said that it has launched an investigation into the hospital along with local police and health authorities and its fraudulent scheme has been basically confirmed.

The National Healthcare Security Administration said on Monday that it dispatched an inspection group to the hospital and ordered a comprehensive inspection of all insurance-designated hospitals across the city.