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NBI arrests dialysis clinic owner tagged in 'ghost' claims

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<p>MANILA- The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) arrested on Monday the owner of the dialysis center accused of making &quot;ghost&quot; claims with the Philippine Health Insurance Corp (PhilHealth).</p><p>Dr. Brian Sy, owner of the WellMed Dialysis Center in Quezon City was arrested on charges of estafa, falsification of public documents, and violation of the PhilHealth law.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">JUST IN: The NBI confirms that they have arrested Wellmed owner Brian Sy on the charges of estafa, falsification of public documents &amp; violation of Philhealth laws. <a href="https://t.co/4FNwNVFTiM">pic.twitter.com/4FNwNVFTiM</a></p>— Nikolo Baua (@Nikobaua) <a href="https://twitter.com/Nikobaua/status/1137995685498765314?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 10, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Sy went to the NBI headquarters on Monday to explain that former employees of the clinic were the ones supposedly involved in the fraudulent claims.</p><p>The clinic was accused of filing &quot;ghost&quot; claims with PhilHealth, as revealed by Edwin Roberto, a former employee.</p><p>Under the scheme, the clinic receives payments from PhilHealth for dialysis treatments for deceased patients. </p><p>President Rodrigo Duterte, over the weekend, ordered the arrest of Sy over the nonexistent kidney treatments.</p><p>&quot;I tell them, &#x27;Arrest the idiot, bring him to Malacañang&#x27;,&quot; he said in an interview on Pastor Apollo Quiboloy&#x27;s television show on Sonshine Media Network.</p><p>&quot;I will ask him, &#x27;Tell me the truth and I will throw you to the river.&#x27; But he will be extricated, we will not allow him to be drowned,&quot; he said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/10/19/dialysis-clinic-owner-faces-nbi-probe-of-alleged-ghost-claims">Dialysis clinic owner faces NBI probe of alleged &#x27;ghost&#x27; claims</a></li></ul><div><strong>-report from Nikolo Baua, ABS-CBN News</strong></div>

<p>The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) arrested on Monday the owner of the dialysis center accused of making "ghost" claims with the Philippine Health Insurance Corp (PhilHealth).</p>

The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) arrested on Monday the owner of the dialysis center accused of making "ghost" claims with the Philippine Health Insurance Corp (PhilHealth).