A deficit has forced the CCSS to take ¢623.000 million from interest of the pension fund’s portfolio in the last six years. Social contributions are not enough to make the…
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Former Minister of Health Joselyn Chacón accuses both the second vice president and the interim minister of conspiring against her to get her out of her position while she was…
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Audit in Costa Rica Mask Delivery
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2020/10/28An internal audit found emails in which a Logistics Manager requests that a supplier of masks make an advanced payment of a sanction for a delay in delivering five million…
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Costa Rica Call Center Shut Down Due to Coronavirus Case
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2020/04/13There was a case of covid-19 in a call center forcing the CCSS to remove all personnel from the building. The general manager decided to send all the officials to…
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Better Access to Prescription Meds in Costa Rica
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2019/12/02The CCSS has been making strides towards making prescription medicines more accessible. While in the past, we had to go to hospitals in city centers to wait on long lines…
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CCSS Healthcare Scam in Costa Rica
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2019/02/24A businessman is being charged of 100 crimes of fraud against the CCSS. He is accused of charging supplies for fake patients. The man worked as a manager of Synthes,…
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Healthcare in Costa Rica Applies to Transgender People
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2017/09/30Costa Rica News – The CCSS orders that hospitals, clinics and ebais must respect the gender identity of trans people. This applies to all health services.
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Costa Rica News – A man from Alajuela, Costa Rica waited 10 years for a needed surgery. He was first told he needed surgery and was put on the waiting list…