Doctor gets 7 months’ jail for submitting more than 150 fraudulent CHAS claims

Doctor gets 7 months’ jail for submitting more than 150 fraudulent CHAS claims

SINGAPORE: A doctor who submitted more than 150 fraudulent claims under a government assistance scheme was sentenced to seven months’ jail on Friday (Aug 30). Wong Choo Wai, 53, owned two clinics, the Bedok Day & Night Clinic and Jurong Day & Night Clinic.  The false claims were made in 2015 and 2016 under the Community Health Assist … Read more

Six clinics barred from making claims on behalf of patients following severe financial non-compliance

Six clinics barred from making claims on behalf of patients following severe financial non-compliance

SINGAPORE: Six clinics will have their Medisave and Medishield Life accreditation revoked and their participation in the Community Health Assist Scheme (CHAS) terminated due to severe financial non-compliances. The Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Thursday (Jul 18) it will terminate the clinics’ participation in MOH’s financing schemes on Jul 24, making them ineligible to … Read more