What's the difference between social security and urban medical insurance?

Legal analysis: the difference between urban and rural residents' medical insurance and social security lies in: urban residents' medical insurance is a medical insurance system with urban minors and unemployed residents who have not participated in urban workers' medical insurance as the main participants; Social Security Social insurance is a social and economic system that provides income or compensation for people who have lost their ability to work, are temporarily unemployed or suffer losses due to health reasons.

Legal basis: Article 2 of the Social Insurance Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) The state establishes social insurance systems such as basic old-age insurance, basic medical insurance, industrial injury insurance, unemployment insurance, maternity insurance, etc., to guarantee citizens' right to receive material assistance from the state and society in case of old age, illness, industrial injury, unemployment and maternity.