Is social security cooperative medical care?

Social security is not cooperative medical care.

Cooperative medical care is a medical security policy for rural population and a part of medical insurance. Social security is a comprehensive security system including pension, medical care, unemployment, work injury and maternity insurance. In the past, the cooperative medical system mainly served rural hukou personnel, but with the merger of the new rural cooperative medical system and urban residents' medical insurance, a unified urban and rural residents' medical insurance was formed. Therefore, cooperative medical care is not equal to social security, but a part of medical insurance in the social security system, which is a medical security measure for rural population. Social security is a broader social security for urban workers and urban and rural residents, including all kinds of insurance.

Advantages of social security:

1, covering a wide range: social security, as a national compulsory social security system, provides basic medical security and old-age security for urban workers and their families;

2. Strong security: the benefits provided by social security, such as pensions and medical reimbursement, can provide basic economic support when employees retire or get sick;

3. Perfect system: After years of development, the social security system has established a relatively perfect management and service system to facilitate employees to enjoy various social security;

4. Legal protection: As a legal form of social security, social security is protected by national laws to ensure that the rights and interests of employees are not infringed;

5. Conducive to social stability: Social security can reduce the economic pressure of employees due to diseases, aging and other reasons, and is conducive to maintaining social stability and harmony.

To sum up, social security is a comprehensive security system, including pension, medical care, unemployment insurance, work injury insurance and maternity insurance. Cooperative medical care is only a part of social security, providing medical security for rural population. Social security has the advantages of wide coverage, strong guarantee, perfect system, legal guarantee and social stability.

Legal basis:

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

Article 24

The state establishes and improves the new rural cooperative medical system. Measures for the administration of the new rural cooperative medical system shall be formulated by the State Council.