Check-Up (free medical check-up) concession: payments for check-ups not performed (2017)
Status: Concession term reported to run to 2024; current status not confirmed in this round
Summary
The check-up concession pays a contractor per check-up whether or not the service is performed. Exit.al (26 Jul 2018), citing Social Security Fund figures, reports that in 2017 the concessionaire 3P Life Logistic was paid 876 million lekë (about €6.5 million) for a contract of 445,000 check-ups at 1,537 lekë each, while 316,601 check-ups (71%) were performed. Exit.al calculates the state paid for 128,399 check-ups not carried out, and estimates about €2.9 million was paid 'for doing nothing' in 2017. The article says earlier years also saw payments without service but gives no figures.
The concession was part of the three health concessions (check-ups, sterilisation, hemodialysis) in the wider dataset. Investital LLC (Ilir Rrapaj, existing record) and the Italian partners are linked in Citizens.al and Exit.al reporting to Saniservice, which runs the sterilisation concession.
Key facts
- 2017 payment: 876 million lekë (about €6.5 million) to 3P Life Logistic (Exit.al, 2018).
- Contract: 445,000 check-ups per year at 1,537 lekë, paid regardless of volume (Exit.al, 2018; KLSH also flagged the fixed-payment design per a excerpt, not confirmed in the original source).
- Performed 2017: 316,601 (71%); unperformed: 128,399 (Exit.al calculation).
- Name of concessionaire differs across sources: 3P Life Logistic (Exit 2018), Sani Service / Saniservice (Citizens 2023; Exit explainer).
The record
Four lists kept apart on purpose: what is established, what is only alleged, what is still open, and what those concerned said.
What is proven (1)
Established by documents or official records, as stated in the research. A recorded charge or indictment proves only that the accusation was made.
- The contract pays per contracted check-up at the stated price, according to Exit.al's reading of the contract; the Social Security Fund is cited as the source of the 2017 figures.
What is alleged (1)
Accusations, not findings. Those accused are presumed innocent.
- AllegationThat payments were made for services not provided (Exit.al, 2018).
Allegations and who made them (2)
Each line is an allegation as recorded, with the person or body that made it where the record names them.
- AllegationExit.al (2018): the state paid for check-ups that were never performed.
- AllegationDemocratic Party (according to a secondary report): will cancel the check-up concession if it returns to power, calling it a symbol of corruption.
Open questions (3)
- Current status of the check-up concession after 2024 and any renewal.
- KLSH audit reference and any SPAK case number for check-up payments.
- Which company legally holds the concession (3P Life Logistic or Saniservice).
Responses (1)
Responses of the people and organisations concerned, as recorded.
- No response from 3P Life Logistic, the government or the Social Security Fund is included in the Exit.al article reviewed.
Figures
Money trail →Check-up concession payments 2017 (paid)
€6,500,000
876,000,000 lek
Stated definition: As reported by Exit.al 2018 (approximate euro conversion stated by source). Social Security Fund cited as source.
Date: 2017 · Payer: State budget · Payee: 3P Life Logistic
- Check-Up Concession Holder Receives Millions for Doing Nothing (opens in a new tab)Exit.al · 26 Jul 2018 · payment · EN
Check-up payments for unperformed services (2017, Exit calculation)
€2,900,000
Stated definition: Exit.al calculation: 128,399 unperformed check-ups; about €2.9 million paid for services not provided. Calculation by press, not audited.
Date: 2017 · Payer: State budget · Payee: 3P Life Logistic
- Check-Up Concession Holder Receives Millions for Doing Nothing (opens in a new tab)Exit.al · 26 Jul 2018 · loss · EN
Timeline
Full timeline →Media
Exit.al reports check-up concession paid for unperformed check-ups (2017 data)
876 million lekë paid in 2017; 316,601 of 445,000 contracted check-ups performed.
Hypotheses
Possible explanations that connect this record with other findings. They are not findings; each lists the evidence for and against.
- Source label: Unverified
The check-up concession was designed to pay for contracted volume, so the state bears the cost of non-performed services by design
If the contract pays per contracted check-up regardless of volume, the concessionaire's income is insulated from demand, which is consistent with Exit.al's 71% performance figure. The same consortium (Investital/Rrapaj and Italian partners) appears in the sterilisation concession, which SPAK has investigated, which would suggest a shared design rather than one-off mismanagement.
Evidence for
- Exit.al (2018): contract pays for 445,000 check-ups at 1,537 lekë regardless of performance; 2017 performance 71%.
- Citizens.al (2023) and Exit explainer name the same consortium (Investital, Italian partners, Saniservice) on the sterilisation concession; SPAK issued eight arrest warrants there (2023).
- Democratic Party describes the check-up concession as a symbol of corruption (according to a secondary report).
Evidence against
- Fixed-volume contracts are sometimes used to guarantee capacity; the design alone does not show intent.
- The 2018 article uses 2017 figures; the current contract terms and performance are not confirmed.
- Concessionaire names differ across sources, so ownership attribution between 3P Life Logistic and Saniservice is uncertain.
- No court has found the check-up payments unlawful in the sources reviewed.
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 3 sources.
Source label: Under investigationUnder investigation · 3 sources
- Publisher
- Exit.al
- Date
- 26 Jul 2018
- Publisher
- Exit.al
- Date
- 2023
- Publisher
- Citizens.al
- Date
- 17 Aug 2023