The Broad Front (FA) and social and community organizations They demonstrated Sunday in front of the Francisco Moscoso Puello hospital and then in the Capotillo neighborhood to demand from the Government and the Public Ministry an exemplary punishment for all those involved in the case of corruption in the National Health Insurance (Senasa).
“It is not possible that the alleged corruption network, which committed irregularities in Senasa has mobilized more than RD $ 41 million in illicit payments to private providers, and that those involved do not receive the corresponding punishment,” said María Teresa Cabrera, president of the political organization.
He described the action as a double crime, since in addition to stealing the money of the population, the health to those who can, who are denied fundamental services are stolen. He affirmed that the detection of 4,000 medical procedures that were never carried out, but that were authorized and invoiced as if the users had received it is alarming.
“According to the complaints that have transcended, a” Call Center parallel “operated by former employees of the institution managed these fraudulent authorizations using real identities of affiliates to justify payment for services not provided,” said the political leader.
It estimates that this is very serious and requires an exhaustive investigation that allows identifying the dimension of the damage caused to the Dominican people, as well as all those involved in these acts of corruption, regardless of what they are called, so that they receive the sanction they deserve.
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“While all these creatives to distract public money for the benefit of private entities took place, many patients languished waiting for a date for any procedure that was delayed due to lack of basic materials in a public health center. Therefore, this crime cannot be left without the corresponding sanction,” said the leader.
Cabrera added that “that is why, that corruption network has to be investigated very deeply, regardless of the flag that the streams or the surnames that identify, whether they are from the public or private sector.”
