What's the difference between medical insurance card and social security card?

The difference between medical insurance card and social security card lies in different concepts, different functions and different uses.

1, with different concepts.

Social security card, referred to as social security card, is an integrated circuit card issued by local human resources and social security departments for various business fields of human resources and social security.

Medical insurance card, referred to as medical insurance card, is a special card for personal account of medical insurance. It takes personal ID card as the identification code, and stores detailed information such as personal ID card number, name, gender, payment, account fund consumption, etc.

2. Different functions.

Social security card not only has the function of medical insurance card, but also is an important voucher for handling various social security businesses, such as receiving unemployment benefits. However, the medical insurance card is limited to the medical insurance function and can only be used to enjoy medical insurance benefits.

3. Different uses.

Social security cards are more widely used. Social security cards will be widely used in human resources and social security businesses, and can be used as financial debit cards. The medical insurance card is only used as a medical insurance settlement voucher.

Report the loss of social security card:

1. After the cardholder loses his social security card, he can call the social security card service hotline "96 102" to report the loss in advance.

2. You can go to the social security card service outlets with your resident ID card or household registration book to handle the written pre-loss reporting procedures, or you can directly report the loss at the self-service terminals set up by the social security card service outlets and designated medical institutions above the second level.

3. If the loss-reporting person determines that the lost social security card cannot be recovered, he/she shall formally report the loss to the social security card service outlets with his/her resident ID card, and go through the formalities for replacement of the card.