Is the medical insurance card a social security card?

The medical insurance card is not a social security card, and the differences are as follows:

1, with different concepts. Social security card, namely social security card, is an integrated circuit card issued by human resources and social security departments in various regions for human resources and social security. Medical insurance card is a special card for personal account of medical insurance, which uses personal ID card as identification code to store personal ID card number, name, gender, payment and consumption of account funds and other detailed information.

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. The issuing department is different. The medical insurance card is undertaken by the local designated agent bank, and the social security card is issued to the society by the local human resources and social security department;

4. The safety performance is different. The social security card has strict key management system and approval, and the safety factor is high; However, the medical insurance card does not have such a management system, and the safety factor is low.

Legal basis: Article 2 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law.

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 when they are old, sick, injured, unemployed and have children.

Article 29

The medical expenses of the insured shall be paid by the basic medical insurance fund, and shall be directly settled by social insurance agencies, medical institutions and pharmaceutical business units.

The administrative department of social insurance and the administrative department of health shall establish a settlement system for medical expenses in different places to facilitate the insured to enjoy the basic medical insurance benefits.

Article 31

According to the needs of management services, social insurance agencies can sign service agreements with medical institutions and pharmaceutical business units to standardize medical service behavior.

Medical institutions shall provide reasonable and necessary medical services for the insured.