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.

Previously, 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. Examples include scheduling appointments in 2025 for citizens who died in 2023, as well as 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 another 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. She noted that episodes of payment for services to the 'deceased' in some cases relate to histological studies conducted post-mortem based on autopsy results, as reported by Tengrinews.kz.

Regarding the 'male' screening data, the minister explained that errors in displaying the gender-determining digit in personal identification numbers in some records 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 jointly with the Ministry of Finance.

Source: kun.uz