Costa Rican Ministry of Health defaults on ₡215.6 billion payment to CCSS

The Costa Rican Ministry of Health has confirmed a failure to transfer ₡215.656 billion to the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS), citing budgetary constraints. This shortfall exacerbates the state's total debt to the social security system, which reached ₡4.4344 trillion as of May 2025, raising concerns regarding the long-term sustainability of national health insurance funding.