Kazakhstan's Health Minister Akmaral Alnazarova commented on February 27 on preliminary audit data from the Social Health Insurance Fund published by the Ministry of Finance.

Earlier, Finance Minister Madi Takiyev reported 3,640 cases of billing and payment for medical services to 996 patients who died before the date of service provision. Examples include scheduling appointments in 2025 for citizens who died in 2023 and recording dental services for deceased patients, according to Almaty.tv.

The government also stated that nearly 800,000 men were listed in the database as having undergone cervical cancer screening, with an additional 619 listed for mammography. Preliminary information indicates that some clinics reported around 1,500 daily appointments per doctor, against a standard of no more than 24.

Commenting on these findings, Alnazarova said some discrepancies are due to accounting peculiarities and technical errors in reporting. According to Tengrinews.kz, she noted that cases of payments for services to the 'deceased' in some instances relate to histological studies conducted post-mortem based on autopsy results.

Regarding the 'male' screening data, the minister explained that errors in displaying gender digits in individual identification numbers led to distortions in reports. However, the examinations were actually conducted under existing medical programs.

The Health Ministry reported that additional control mechanisms are being implemented in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance.

Source: kun.uz