China probes mental hospitals over reports patients are being locked up in insurance scam

Feb 5, 2026 | INVESTING

China’s top medical watchdog has ordered a nationwide review of the country’s mental institutes following media reports that multiple hospitals in central China had locked up patients – including people who were not suffering from mental illnesses – as part of an insurance scam.
The National Healthcare Security Administration said on Wednesday that its provincial bureaus should hold talks with directors of all mental institutes in their area by Sunday.
They were also told to ensure that thorough…

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