IMSS contract is going to be HUGE !!I now realize why this contract is taking so long..........!!.....IMSS is a public social security institution and the countrys largest healthcare provider, with a roster of over 450 thousand employees...... It is also the largest health-insurer, with over 71 million beneficiaries (current and retired workers and their families as well as insured students)...... The Institutes services also include childcare at over 1,400 locations nationwide, and management of pension funds for maternity and work-related illnesses, as well as several recreation centers...... The institute works directly with the Mexican governments cash-transfer program the largest conditional economic transfer program in Latin AmericaProspera, which offers free access to healthcare to around 12 million people in need..... IMSS is funded by a three part quota system, with per-capita contributions coming from workers, employers and directly from the federal government.... It is the second largest tax-collector in the country behind only the Ministry of Finances Tax Administration Service (sat)having amassed over 220 billion Mexican pesos (1.3% of GDP) in collections during 2014...... IMSS operates 1,122 first-level medical units (family doctor units, UMFs), 381 auxiliary first-level units, 246 hospitals and 36 high specialty clinics (not including Prospera)........ In total there are over 1,500 locations where first-level healthcare is available within IMSS. DID YOU HEAR THAT.IT SAID THERE ARE 1,500 LOCATIONS WHERE CARA CAN PARK IT SELF!! In our view, Mexico clearly fits the profile of a diabetes-prone region.says the International Diabetes Federation (IDF).