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South Korean health insurance agency executive arrested in cash-for-crackdown-warning case

( November 17, 2015, 07:44 GMT | Insight) -- A former high ranking executive surnamed Park at South Korea's Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service, or HIRA, has been arrested amid suspicions of bribery worth 210 million won ($179,571) for passing warnings of enforcement action to local ...A former high ranking executive surnamed Park at South Korea's Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service, or HIRA, has been arrested amid suspicions of bribery worth 210 million won ($179,571) for passing warnings of enforcement action to local hospital owners, Kukmin Ilbo reports. Park allegedly worked with a former office manger surnamed Han at a large hospital who contacted hospitals under investigation by HIRA and introduced them to Park. Park allegedly told the hospitals' owners that he would use his influence over investigations to slash sanctions and asked for money and advisory positions in return. ...

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