What does the medical insurance number mean?

According to the inquiry method, the medical insurance number is the social security number, and the social security number is the identity card number of the insured according to the relevant provisions of the social insurance law. The length of medical insurance card numbers varies from place to place, some are 8 digits, some are 10 digits, and most areas are 16 digits.

Article 58 of the Social Insurance Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates that the employer shall handle social insurance registration for employees within 30 days from the date of employment. If the social insurance has not been registered, the social insurance agency shall verify the social insurance premium it should pay. Employees-free individual industrial and commercial households who voluntarily participate in social insurance, part-time employees who do not participate in social insurance in the employing unit and other flexible employees shall apply to the social insurance agency for social insurance registration. The state establishes a national unified personal social security number. Personal social security number is a citizen's identity number.