Institute for Social Security and Services for State Workers
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The Institute for Social Security and Services for State Workers or Civil Service Social Security and Services Institute (Spanish: Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado, ISSSTE)[1] is a federal agency in Mexico that administers part of Mexico's health care and social security systems for federal government workers.
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Formed | 1959 |
Jurisdiction | Federal government of Mexico |
Headquarters | Plaza de la República No 148, Col. Tabacalera, México City |
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Parent agency | Secretariat of Health |
Website | www.issste.gob.mx/ |
Unlike the Mexican Social Security Institute (or IMSS), which covers workers in the private sector, the ISSSTE is charged with providing benefits for federal government workers only.[2] The ISSSTE provides assistance in cases of disability, old age, early retirement, and death (or IVCM, for invalidez, vejez, cesantía en edad avanzada, y muerte) to federal workers. Together with the IMSS, the ISSSTE provides health coverage for between 55 and 60 percent of the population of Mexico.[3]