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Sheinbaum Convenes Governors to Fast-Track IMSS-Bienestar Before 2027 Health System Merger

Officials will stage monthly reviews of medicine reserves exceeding 70 percent in some states; hundreds of hospital projects are advancing toward a single national health service by 2027.

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Foto: Claudia Sheinbaum en X.
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Overview

  • At Palacio Nacional on August 7, President Sheinbaum convened 23 Morena-affiliated governors to assess IMSS-Bienestar rollout.
  • Federal and state health authorities will meet monthly to coordinate staffing, resource allocation and stock monitoring for the IMSS-Bienestar program.
  • Medicine inventories surpass 70 percent in states such as the State of Mexico, while Sinaloa aims to reach 80–90 percent of essential drugs.
  • Infrastructure reviews highlighted ongoing hospital constructions in Michoacán’s Arantepacua and Maruata zones and a new 2.5-billion-peso general hospital in Sonora.
  • Officials reaffirmed their commitment to merge IMSS, ISSSTE and IMSS-Bienestar into a unified national health service by 2027.