Is medical insurance going to the social security bureau or the social security bureau?

Medical insurance is handled by the Social Security Bureau.

The medical insurance bureau and the social security bureau are the same unit, both of which belong to the local human resources and social security bureau. Medical insurance refers to social medical insurance, which is a social insurance system established by the state and society according to certain laws and regulations to provide basic medical needs for workers within the scope of protection. If you need to handle the medical insurance business, you can go to the counter of the Social Security Bureau, or you can inquire in official website through online inquiry. At the same time, you can also consult related businesses by telephone.

The benefits of paying medical insurance are as follows:

1 is conducive to improving labor productivity and promoting the development of production. Medical insurance is the inevitable result of social progress and production development. Conversely, the establishment and improvement of medical insurance system will further promote social progress and production development. On the one hand, medical insurance relieves the worries of workers, makes them work with peace of mind, can improve labor productivity and promote the development of production; On the other hand, it also ensures the physical and mental health of workers and the normal reproduction of labor;

2. Adjust income differences and reflect social equity. Medical insurance is an important means for the government to redistribute income by collecting medical insurance premiums and paying medical insurance service fees.

3. An important guarantee for maintaining social stability. Medical insurance helps sick workers economically, helps to eliminate social instability caused by diseases, and is an important social mechanism to adjust social relations and social contradictions.

To sum up, the medical insurance business is handled by the Social Security Bureau, which can be handled at the counter of the Social Security Bureau or inquired online.

Legal basis:

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

Article 23

Employees should participate in the basic medical insurance for employees, and employers and employees should pay the basic medical insurance premiums in accordance with state regulations. Individual industrial and commercial households without employees, part-time employees who have not participated in the basic medical insurance for employees and other flexible employees can participate in the basic medical insurance for employees, and individuals pay the basic medical insurance premium in accordance with state regulations.