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Costa Rica Cuts Surgical Waits by 86 Days, but Patients Still...

Q COSTA RICA — Costa Rica’s public health system performed 85,046 surgeries from January through September 2026, as the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS) stepped up efforts to reduce a long-running backlog. The Caja said the average wait for surgery fell by 86 days from its April 2023 level—but patients...