Can you use Medicare without a social security card

Without a social security card, you generally can not use health insurance. The details are as follows:

1, paid the social security, if you do not have a social security card, you can not be reimbursed in the hospital to see a doctor;

2, the employee, if you have paid the social insurance, you should apply for a social security card as soon as possible, temporary emergency can be to the social security service center temporary social security card.

Social insurance refers to a social and economic system that provides income or compensation to a population that is incapacitated, temporarily out of work, or has suffered a loss due to health reasons. The main programs of social insurance include pension insurance, medical insurance, unemployment insurance, work injury insurance, and maternity insurance.

I. The process of applying for a social security card is as follows:

1. If an individual pays for social security, he/she will receive a social security card at the receiving organization by presenting his/her personal valid documents and the notice of receiving a social security card from the individual;

2. If a unit pays for social security for its employees, the employer will receive the social security card from the receiving organization by presenting a letter of introduction from the unit and the notice of receiving a social security card from the unit.

The materials required to apply for a social security card are as follows:

1, two recent two-inch color photographs of the insured person;

2, the original and two copies of the insured person's ID card;

3, the original and two copies of the insured person's hukou;

4, valid certificates of medical insurance status of the members of the family in the hukou, except for the insured person;

5, valid certificates of medical insurance status of the members of the family, and other relevant certificates. The original and two copies of valid certificates of medical insurance and other related materials;

5. For the children of migrant workers, the original and copies of their parents' temporary residence permits, the original and copies of their hukou books of origin, the certificates of migrant workers, as well as the original and copies of certificates of labor relationship for more than three years provided by their parents' units;

6. For those who belong to low income earners, the original and copies of the "Urban Resident's Certificate" issued by the civil affairs department are required. The original and photocopy of the Minimum Subsistence Security Benefit Certificate for Urban Residents issued by the civil affairs department and the registered materials for receiving the minimum subsistence security benefit for the current year.

Summary, social security includes medical insurance, pension insurance, industrial injury insurance, unemployment insurance and maternity insurance, paid the medical insurance at the same time will pay the other insurance, that is to say, social security is opened together, is eligible for social security card. The social security card is a voucher for those who participate in the insurance and payment of contributions, as well as proof of participation in the identity of the insurance, do not participate in the insurance and payment of contributions are not eligible to obtain the social security card.

Legal basis:

Article 2 of the Social Insurance Law of the People's Republic of China

The State establishes a social insurance system for basic pension insurance, basic medical insurance, industrial injury insurance, unemployment insurance, maternity insurance and other social insurance, and guarantees the right of citizens to receive material assistance from the State and society in accordance with the law in the event of old age, sickness, industrial injury, unemployment and childbirth.

Article 3

The social insurance system adheres to the policy of broad coverage, basic protection, multi-level and sustainability, and the level of social insurance shall be commensurate with the level of economic and social development.