Is medical insurance social security?

Medical insurance is not equal to social security, but a part of social security, which is the abbreviation of medical insurance. Social security includes endowment insurance, medical insurance, industrial injury insurance, unemployment insurance and maternity insurance.

Social security is the abbreviation of social insurance, and the main items of social security include old-age social insurance, medical social insurance, unemployment insurance, industrial injury insurance, maternity insurance and so on. That is, the "five risks" in the "five insurances and one gold" that we often say.

Medical insurance is the abbreviation of medical insurance, which is social insurance provided by society or enterprises with necessary medical services or material help when employees are sick, injured or give birth. The medical expenses of employees are shared by the state, units and individuals to reduce the burden on enterprises and avoid waste.

Legal basis: According to Article 2 of the Social Insurance Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), 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 get material help from the state and society in case of old age, illness, industrial injury, unemployment and maternity.