Does medical insurance belong to the social security category?

Social security includes endowment insurance, medical insurance, unemployment insurance, maternity insurance and public transportation.

Social insurance is a social and economic system that provides income or compensation for those who lose their ability to work, are temporarily unemployed or suffer losses due to health reasons. The social insurance plan is organized by the government, forcing a certain group to use part of its income as social insurance tax (fee) to form a social insurance fund. Under certain conditions, the insured can get fixed income or loss compensation from the fund. It is a redistribution system, and its goal is to ensure the reproduction of material and labor and social stability.

The main items of social insurance include endowment insurance, medical insurance, unemployment insurance, industrial injury insurance and maternity insurance.

Therefore, medical insurance belongs to the social security category;

Social security card has a wider function than medical insurance card. The medical insurance card can only be used for medical treatment and cannot be reimbursed. Its role is particularly single, and it can't play a big role. The role of social security card is particularly great, which completely covers the role of medical insurance card.