Can social security card and medical insurance card be used at the same time?

No, social security cards include medical insurance and other functions, and medical insurance cards only have medical insurance functions.

Social security card is a composite card loaded with financial functions, which adds the function of bank debit card on the basis of medical insurance card. After the newly issued social security card is activated and officially used, the medical insurance card will be automatically deactivated. Compared with medical insurance cards, social security cards have financial accounts. From the management subject, the two are independent of each other. Social security accounts are managed by human resources and social security departments, and financial accounts are managed by financial institutions. From the business application point of view, the two are related, and the financial account can be used for payment, treatment collection, medical expense reimbursement and distribution related to human resources and social security business.

Before using the social security card, you need to activate its function. First, the social security function is activated. The cardholder must bring his ID card or household registration book to the social security agency to activate the social security function of the social security card. Second, financial functions are activated. The cardholder must modify the password and activate the financial function at the agent bank service outlets or ATM machines on the social security card with his valid identity documents. Cardholders can only handle human resources and social security services such as paying social insurance premiums and receiving benefits through social security cards after going through the formalities of activating financial accounts.

The extended data social security card has two passwords, namely the social security account password and the bank account password. The password of social security account and the password of bank account are two independent passwords, which need to be set separately.

The bank password is set by the insured when he receives the social security card and activates the financial function. If he forgets his password, he can reset it at each branch of the cooperative bank. The initial password of social security account number is 123456. Cardholders can modify the social security account password through designated medical institutions and pharmacies. If they forget the social security password, they must take their original social security card and ID card to the social security agency to reset the password.

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