Authorities investigate fake hospital insurance claims

National healthcare authorities are investigating reports of healthcare insurance fraud in Anhui province's Taihe county.

The announcement was made by the National Healthcare Security Administration on Wednesday, two days after Beijing News reported that four hospitals in the county had forged records to make fraudulent insurance claims.

The unlawful practices allegedly happened at one public hospital and three private ones, and included providing fake hospitalization documents for patients who did not need treatment so that the government would pay for their hospital stays.