What is the relationship between Medicare and Social Security?

Social security contains medicare.

Medicare:

Medicare is a social insurance system for the basic medical needs of workers in case of illness by the state and society in accordance with laws and regulations.On January 12, 2016, the State Council issued the Opinions on the Integration of the Basic Medical Insurance System for Urban and Rural Residents, which requires the promotion of the integration of the urban residents' medical insurance and the New Rural Cooperative System, and the gradual establishment of a unified urban and rural residents' medical insurance system nationwide.

Social insurance:

The main programs of social insurance include pension insurance, medical insurance, unemployment insurance, work injury insurance, and maternity insurance. Social insurance programs are run by the government, which forces a certain group of people to pay a portion of their income as a social insurance tax (fee) to form a social insurance fund.

When certain conditions are met, the insured can receive a fixed income or compensation for losses from the fund, which is a redistributive system whose goal is to ensure the reproduction of material and labor power and the stability of society.

Expanded Information:

p>In China, social insurance is an important part of the social security system, and it occupies a central position in the whole social security system. In addition, social insurance is a kind of contributory social security, which is mainly funded by employers and workers themselves, with government finance subsidizing and bearing the ultimate responsibility.

But workers can only enjoy corresponding social insurance benefits if they fulfill their legal obligation to make contributions and meet the legal conditions. On September 18, 2018, Premier Li Keqiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee and Premier of the State Council, specifically emphasized at a State Council executive meeting that existing social security policies will remain unchanged everywhere.

From January 1, 2020, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan residents who are employed, reside and study in the mainland (China) will have social security cards, and like mainland (China) residents, they will have the legal rights and interests of participating in social insurance and enjoying social insurance treatment according to law.

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