Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 21:40:42 +0000
The two whistleblowers in a “ghost dialysis” scam that unraveled irregularities at Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth)
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Read moreCredit to Author: clopez| Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2019 21:34:59 +0000
A Manila court on Saturday ordered the National Bureau of Investigation to release the detained owner of WellMed Dialysis Center
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Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 23:25:14 +0000
Some doctors and officials of Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) are getting from the state insurance firm P16,000 to P32,000 for each “ghost” treatment, former Health Secretary Janette Garin said on Wednesday.
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Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 23:24:58 +0000
Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) said on Wednesday that it tried to verify with the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) if a number of WellMed Dialysis Center’s patients had died, but the agency turned down its request.
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Read moreCredit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2019 23:28:11 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — Health Secretary Francisco Duque III admitted on Tuesday that the father of one of WellMed Dialysis Center’s co-owners called him up as an Inquirer report of its alleged “ghost dialysis” scheme was brought to light last week.
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Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2019 11:47:24 +0000
A Manila court on Tuesday denied the petition for issuance of a writ of habeas corpus filed by the wife of the owner of WellMed Dialysis Center.
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Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2019 21:32:12 +0000
Alarmed by the huge losses by the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) due to fraudulent claims, President Rodrigo Duterte ordered
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Read moreCredit to Author: clopez| Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2019 21:30:54 +0000
With four dead patients, WellMed Dialysis Center allegedly kick-started its “ghost dialysis” scheme that took advantage of a loophole
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Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2019 13:56:07 +0000
The WellMed Dialysis Center on Thursday denied reports that they claimed benefits for deceased clients from PhilHealth.
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