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Santo Domingo. – The former executive director of the National Health Insurance (Senasa), doctor Santiago Hazim, came forward to address questions about his time at the institution, defending that his management was always conducted with honesty and responsibility in the management of public resources.
Hazim recalled that it was during his administration when a millionaire fraud scheme in the medical authorization system was uncovered, which was brought to the attention of the Public Ministry by Senasa itself. According to his explanation, in November 2024, through the Legal Consultancy, a formal complaint was filed supported by documents that evidenced irregularities in the billing of medical procedures.You may be interested in: Abinader on Senasa scandal: “I can have friends, but never accomplices”
"I always acted with honesty and responsibility. I will face any scenario that is required of me," affirmed the former official, underlining that his actions responded to a moral and legal duty to protect public funds destined for the health of the citizenry. In relation to the statements of the President of the Republic, who pointed out that he may have friends but never accomplices, Hazim stated that he fully agrees with that position. "I have not had accomplices either. That's why my decision was to denounce what I discovered," he added. The former director of Senasa insisted that his priority was to guarantee transparency in institutional management and prevent state resources from being diverted from their essential purpose: to ensure health services for the affiliated population.
