Is medical insurance a social security card?

Legal analysis: social security card is not a medical insurance card, but it has the function of a medical insurance card. At present, the social security card widely promoted in China covers the functions of medical insurance card. Citizens can hold social security cards for medical treatment, medicine purchase, medical insurance settlement, hospitalization and other functions. Simply put, the social security card is not a medical insurance card, but it can be used as a medical insurance card. Therefore, people who hold social security cards do not need to apply for medical insurance cards.

Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law.

Article 2 The state establishes social insurance systems such as basic old-age insurance, basic medical insurance, industrial injury insurance, unemployment insurance and maternity insurance, so as to guarantee citizens' right to receive material assistance from the state and society in accordance with the law in case of old age, illness, industrial injury, unemployment and maternity.

Twenty-sixth basic medical insurance for employees, new rural cooperative medical care and basic medical insurance for urban residents shall be implemented in accordance with state regulations.

Twenty-eighth medical expenses that meet the basic medical insurance drug list, diagnosis and treatment items, medical service facilities standards and emergency treatment and rescue shall be paid by the basic medical insurance fund in accordance with state regulations.