How to change medical card into social security card?

With the increasing popularity of new social security cards, the original medical insurance cards are no longer issued, and many places have stopped using the original medical insurance cards.

The reason why the medical insurance card has to be changed into a social security card is because the original medical insurance card has a single function and can only be used for medical treatment and medicine purchase. The social security card with IC chip is more powerful. It can not only seek medical treatment and purchase medicines, but also receive social security benefits such as pensions. It has the function of 102 and can also be used as a bank card.

More importantly, the social security card will serve as the only voucher for the insured to seek medical treatment, purchase medicine and receive social security benefits. By the end of this year, the social security card can also handle various social security services across regions and businesses, and basically realize the national social security card. In particular, cross-provincial medical settlement requires social security cards.

So, how to change the medical insurance card into a social security card? Generally speaking, in most places, the application and replacement of new social security cards will be entrusted to cooperative banks, that is to say, as long as you hold valid documents such as ID cards, you can go to bank outlets to apply for new social security cards.

Of course, because the specific operation process will be slightly different from place to place, where to redeem the social security card depends on your local policy. You can consult the local social security department or call the social security hotline 12333 for confirmation.

Others will ask, can the original medical insurance card still be used after the new social security card is replaced? What about the balance in the medical insurance card? In this regard, many places have set up a transition period for card replacement. During the transition period, the medical insurance card can still be used. However, as long as the social security card is activated, the original medical insurance card will automatically become invalid, and the funds in the medical insurance personal account will be automatically transferred to the social security card. You can rest assured.

If you have a new social security card, you must remember that you must change the initial password before using the social security card account for the first time. You can change your password with your valid ID card to the social security card service institution or the designated hospital or pharmacy.

In addition, it is best to go to the cooperative bank outlets to activate the financial functions of social security cards, so that social security cards have all the functions of bank cards.