Caja Nacional De Salud

What Caja Nacional De Salud does

Caja Nacional de Salud (CNS) is a decentralized public institution of public law, without profit motive, mandated by Bolivia's Social Security Code, Financial Law 924, and Supreme Decree 21637 to administer the country's short-term social security regime covering illness, maternity, and occupational risks. The institution operates through a geographically decentralized structure of Regional and District Administrations, with the Regional La Paz office — formally created by Resolution No. 056/99 on September 2, 1999 and effectively decentralized on July 1, 2009 with an initial budget of Bs. 50,000,000 — serving as one of its largest operating units.

Regional La Paz currently covers more than 1 million insured members, representing 45% of Bolivia's total insured population, and operates a vertically integrated network of more than 20 owned healthcare facilities across La Paz and El Alto. The facility portfolio spans general hospitals (HAIG, HIS), specialty hospitals and institutes (HODE, HISE), family medicine centers (10 CIMFA), integral health centers (6 CIS), and specialty polyclinics (2 PAISE), alongside specialized geriatric and pediatric rehabilitation services. Administrative digital platforms support online affiliations, COVID-19 epidemiological reporting, online appointment ticketing, and enterprise/supplier registration.

The business model is funded through mandatory employer and worker contributions, with coverage legally extended to active workers, pensioners (rentistas), voluntary insurees, beneficiaries (spouses, children, dependents), and student beneficiaries under Supreme Decree 0268. There are no disclosed pricing tiers or commercial revenue streams; the institution is funded statutorily and is not listed on any exchange. As of 2024, Regional La Paz is led by Dr. William C. De la Barra Cáceres as Regional Administrator, with an ongoing El Alto district desconcentration project and multi-platform digital modernization underway.

Name

Caja Nacional De Salud

Legal name

Caja Nacional de Salud

Website

https://cnslp.gob.bo

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Caja Nacional de Salud Regional La Paz is a Bolivian decentralized public social security institution administering mandatory short-term health coverage (illness, maternity, occupational risks) to over 1 million insured members — 45% of Bolivia's national insured population — through a network of 20+ owned hospitals, clinics, and family medicine centers.

Ownership category

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Product category

Public Health Insurance

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), Health Care and Social Assistance (62)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Critical Access & Rural Hospitals (HLAFAAAG)

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Public Health Governance, Interagency Coordination & Partnerships (HLAJAMAD)

Keywords

• Public health insurance
• Social security healthcare
• Medical services
• Hospital care
• Health administration

Headquarters

HQ city

La Paz

HQ country

Bolivia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Caja Nacional De Salud (CNS) — Regional La Paz is a decentralized public-law social security institution that administers contributory public health insurance and delivers integrated medical care to insured workers, retirees, and their beneficiaries in the La Paz department of Bolivia. It operates its own network of hospitals, family medicine centers, specialty centers, and outpatient facilities (10 CIMFA, 6 CIS, 5 HODE, 3 HISE, 2 PAISE, 1 HIS, 1 HAIG) and complements physical care with digital channels for affiliation, appointment booking, and epidemiological information.

Product overview

Caja Nacional de Salud (CNS) Regional La Paz operates as a decentralized social security institution providing short-term health insurance services (illness, maternity, and professional risks) to over one million insured members. The organization offers a portfolio of over 20 healthcare facilities including general hospitals (HAIG), specialty hospitals (HODE, HIES), family medicine centers (CIMFA), integral health centers (CIS), specialty polyclinics (PAISE), and integral health hospitals (HIS). Administrative services include online affiliation systems for various beneficiary categories, COVID-19 management platform, online appointment ticketing, and enterprise/provider registration portal. The institution's facilities include 10 CIMFA, 6 CIS, 5 HODE, 3 HISE, 2 PAISE, 1 HIS, and 1 HAIG across the La Paz region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CNS Contributory Public Health Insurance (Seguro de Salud contributivo) Statutory contributory health insurance administered by Caja Nacional De Salud Regional La Paz, covering active workers, retirees, voluntary affiliates, and their legal beneficiaries in the La Paz department, providing entitlement to preventive, primary, specialty, and hospital care across the CNS network.
• Primary Care through Centros Integrales de Medicina Familiar y Atención (CIMFA) and Consultorios Integrales de Salud (CIS)

Quantifiable outcome

• Serving 45% of Bolivia's total insured population through Regional La Paz alone

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Banco de Previsión Social (BPS): Uruguayan social security institution administering health services for workers and retirees. Comparable contributory model with owned provider infrastructure, though smaller population scale than CNS La Paz.
• Caja Bancaria Estatal de Salud: Bolivian social security health box serving state banking sector workers. Operates a similar contributory health insurance model with owned facilities, directly comparable to CNS in mandate and structure.
• Caja Petrolera de Salud: Bolivian social security health box providing health coverage to petroleum-sector workers and dependents. Operates a similar mandatory-contribution model and owns its own hospital network, directly competing with CNS for insured lives in Bolivia.
• Caja de Salud Cordes: Bolivian social security health institution covering retirees and beneficiaries under the Cordes system. Provides comparable health insurance and facility-based care, operating as a sibling 'caja' to CNS in Bolivia.
• Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS): Costa Rican mandatory social security institution providing universal health coverage through owned hospitals and clinics. Operates the same contributory model and integrated provider-payer role as CNS, scaled nationally.
• Instituto de Seguridad Social de las Fuerzas Armadas (ISSFA): Ecuadorian social security institution providing health coverage to military personnel and dependents. Operates a contributory model with owned hospital and clinic network — same structural framework as CNS.
• Caja de Salud de la Banca Privada: Bolivian social security institution providing health coverage to private banking workers. Operates on the same contributory model and manages its own network of clinics and hospitals in Bolivia.
• Instituto Nacional de Previsión Social (IPS): Paraguayan mandatory social security institution providing health services to formal-sector workers through owned hospitals and clinics. Directly comparable contributory model and integrated provider-payer structure to CNS.
• Caja de Seguro Social (Panama): Panamanian mandatory social security institution providing health and pension benefits via owned facilities. Mirrors CNS's contributory model and integrated provider network structure in a comparable Latin American economy.

Broad incumbents

• Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS): Mexico's mandatory social security institution providing health coverage to private-sector workers through one of the largest hospital networks in Latin America. Comparable in contributory model and integrated provider role, but vastly larger scale and broader scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

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