The article highlights the deep-rooted corruption plaguing the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS), asserting that it poses a serious threat to the health and lives of millions of beneficiaries. As the IMSS grapples with unprecedented challenges, such as increasing service demands, inadequate infrastructure, and financial pressures, the article emphasizes that allowing opaqueness and collusion in contract allocations is unacceptable. Under the leadership of Zoé Robledo, the IMSS has aimed to project a commitment to efficiency and transparency, yet documented cases reveal alarming practices including tailored public tenders benefiting pre-selected firms and collusion among supposed competitors, thus undermining the organization's integrity and service quality.