Can I swipe my medical insurance card for prescription drugs?

Prescription drugs can be swiped by medical insurance card.

Prescription drugs refer to drugs that can only be prepared, purchased and used by medical practitioners or assistant medical practitioners. Over-the-counter drugs are drugs that can be judged, purchased and used by themselves without a doctor's prescription. As a special article to maintain human health, drugs are strictly controlled by corresponding laws and regulations in all aspects of research and development, production, sales and use, and organizations or individuals involved in these aspects must obtain the corresponding authorization from the competent government departments. For drug addicts, that is, drug consumers, it is not arbitrary to obtain and use a certain drug. According to consumers' right to obtain and use drugs, drugs are divided into prescription drugs and over-the-counter drugs internationally.

Social medical insurance card, referred to as medical insurance card or medical insurance card, is a special card for personal account of medical insurance. With the personal identity card as the identification code, the detailed information such as personal identity card number, name, gender, account capital expenditure and consumption are stored and recorded. The medical insurance card is undertaken by the local designated agent bank, which is a multi-functional debit card of the bank. After the insured unit pays the fee, the local medical insurance department will entrust the bank to transfer the personal account payment to the personal medical insurance card of the insured employee at the end of the month.

Medical insurance generally refers to basic medical insurance, which is a social insurance system established to compensate workers for economic losses caused by disease risks. The medical insurance fund is established through the contributions of employers and individuals. After the insured person has medical expenses, the medical insurance institution will give certain economic compensation. The establishment and implementation of the basic medical insurance system has gathered the economic strength of units and social members. With the government's funding, sick social members can get the necessary material help from society, reduce the burden of medical expenses, and prevent sick social members from becoming poor due to illness.

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People's Republic of China (PRC) social insurance law

Article 2 The state establishes social insurance systems such as basic old-age insurance, basic medical insurance, industrial injury insurance, unemployment insurance and maternity insurance, so as to guarantee citizens' right to receive material assistance from the state and society in accordance with the law in case of old age, illness, industrial injury, unemployment and maternity.

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