What does the medical insurance card mean?

Legal analysis: medical insurance card is social security card. The medical insurance card can only be used for medical reimbursement and inquiry. Social security card contains this function, and can also be used to query other types of insurance. Generally speaking, the function of social security card is more comprehensive. In other words, the social security card is not a medical insurance card, which is very different from the medical insurance card. Social security card is not a medical insurance card, that's for sure. Social security card has a wider function than medical insurance card. The medical insurance card can only be used for medical treatment and cannot be reimbursed. The role of social security card is particularly single and can't play a big role. It completely covers the role of the medical insurance card and has functions that the medical insurance card does not have. Patients can use it to enjoy old-age care, medical insurance and so on.

Legal basis: "Regulations on the Supervision and Administration of the Use of Medical Insurance Funds" Article 8 The use of medical insurance funds shall conform to the scope of payment stipulated by the state.

The scope of medical insurance fund payment shall be formulated by the administrative department of medical insurance in the State Council according to law. The people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall, in accordance with the authority and procedures prescribed by the state, supplement the specific items and standards paid by the medical security fund within their respective administrative areas, and report them to the administrative department of medical security of the State Council for the record. Article 9 The State shall establish and improve a unified national medical security handling management system, provide standardized and standardized medical security handling services, and realize full coverage of provinces, cities, counties, towns (streets) and villages (communities). Article 10 Medical insurance agencies shall establish and improve business, financial, safety and risk management systems, do a good job in service agreement management, cost monitoring, fund allocation, treatment review and payment, etc., regularly disclose the income and expenditure and balance of medical insurance funds to the public, and accept social supervision.