Do I need to stop the social security card when I apply for a medical insurance card?

1, no: the social security card and the medical insurance card are the same card, and both are subject to the ID code of the party concerned;

2. The medical insurance in the social security of urban workers must be insured together with the other four insurances (pension, maternity, unemployment and work injury), and cannot be insured separately;

3. Urban (rural) endowment insurance and medical insurance can be insured separately. If the parties have already insured the endowment insurance, the insured residents do not need to stop the endowment insurance.

The main functions and forms of social security card:

1 is an integrated circuit (IC) card, which is uniformly planned by Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and issued to the public by local human resources and social security departments, and used in various business fields of human resources and social security;

2. Social security (individual) cards issued for urban employees, unemployed people and retirees, and social security (employer) cards issued for employers;

3. Cardholders can not only hold cards for medical treatment for real-time settlement of medical insurance personal accounts, but also handle endowment insurance affairs; Go through the formalities of job registration and unemployment registration; Apply for unemployment insurance; Apply for employment training; Apply for labor ability appraisal and enjoy work-related injury insurance benefits; Handling labor and social security affairs online.

4. The social security card adopts the national unified standard, and the social security number adopts the citizenship number in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Social Insurance Law.