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All of the 13 ophthalmic and dental care establishments of the private Alliance Vision group have just been deconventioned by Health Insurance. She suspects large-scale fraud.
13 centers of the Alliance Vision group, specializing in ophthalmic and dental care, are in the sights of the health authorities. The group would have billed its patients for fictitious or totally unjustified medical acts. Repeated non-compliant practices, and reported by the national union of ophthalmologists. In two years, 27 criminal complaints have been filed against these centers by the Health Insurance. The financial damage would reach nearly 21 million euros.
Social Security disappoints
Faced with the scale of the fraud, social security has canceled all 13 establishments for a period of five years. “It’s true that it’s the first time we’ve done it on an entire network. We want to reaffirm the desire to put an end to these fraudulent practices. Health insurance is there to take care of patients, not to finance fraudulent practices“, comments Thomas Fatôme, Director General of Health Insurance. The deconvention will be effective from August 21.