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Palliative care as a source of illegal payments: BEB uncovered a scheme for nearly 8,8 million UAH
The National Health Service of Ukraine transferred nearly 8,8 million UAH of budget funds to a private clinic based on false reports of services under the “Mobile palliative care for adults and children” package. The organizer of the scheme, the clinic director, and a family physician are suspected of embezzling the funds.
Pretrial investigation is being conducted by detectives of the Main Detective Unit of the Bureau of Economic Security of Ukraine.
The investigation determined that the organizer, familiar with the payment mechanism under the medical guarantees program, developed the scheme and recruited the clinic director and a family physician. He distributed tasks, coordinated their work, and split the proceeds.
The director signed contracts with the NHSU, approved reports containing false information about the volume of services provided, and submitted them for payment.
The family physician worked simultaneously at the private clinic and at two municipal medical institutions in the Odesa region. In one of them she performed the duties of chief physician and had access to her subordinates’ personal records. Their data were used to enter false information into the electronic health care system.
The physician also personally entered false information about palliative care provided on behalf of the private clinic and recruited other people for such entries.
Reports were compiled based on this data, and the NHSU transferred nearly 8,8 million UAH to the clinic. According to the investigation, members of the organized group appropriated the funds. The scheme operated from February 2024 through January 2025.
Three suspects have been notified of suspicion. Depending on their roles, their actions have been qualified under Articles 190, 362 and 366 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine — fraud, unauthorized alteration of information in an automated system, and official forgery.
The pretrial investigation continues. Other persons involved are being identified. Prosecutors of the Office of the Prosecutor General are overseeing the proceedings.
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