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China Reviews Psychiatric Institutes Over Insurance Scam Reports

2/5/2026

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The National Healthcare Security Administration (NHSA) of China has launched a review of psychiatric institutes after reports that hospitals locked up patients, including those without mental illness, for an insurance scam.
Provincial bureaus must meet with institute directors by Sunday and finish investigations by March 15, following Beijing News reports about exploitation in Hubei.
Institutes must report findings and refund any misused medical insurance funds.

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The National Healthcare Security Administration (NHSA) of China has launched a review of psychiatric institutes after reports that hospitals locked up patients, including those without mental illness, for an insurance scam.
Provincial bureaus must meet with institute directors by Sunday and finish investigations by March 15, following Beijing News reports about exploitation in Hubei.
Institutes must report findings and refund any misused medical insurance funds.