Are the medical insurance card and social security card the same card?

Hello, social security card and medical insurance card are not the same card.

The medical insurance card only has the function of medical insurance and is mainly used for medical security services. Medical insurance card is required for reimbursement of medical treatment and medicine purchase.

Social security card is a card with multiple social security functions. Now the newly issued social security card generally contains all the functions of the medical insurance card, and can also handle other social security businesses.

At present, social security departments all over the country basically do not issue medical insurance cards, but social security cards, because medical insurance cards and social security cards have been merged. People who originally held both medical insurance cards and social security cards can also apply for replacing the new social security card.

Legal Basis Article 2 of the Measures for the Administration of Social Security Cards of the People's Republic of China The social security cards mentioned in these Measures are integrated circuit cards issued to the public and mainly used for government social management and public services in the fields of human resources and social security. Social security card is a electronic certificate for cardholders to enjoy the rights and interests of social security and public employment services. It has the basic functions of information recording, information inquiry and business handling.