Do I have to activate my medical insurance card before I can use it?

The medical insurance card needs to be activated before it can be used. If it is not activated, it will not affect its payment, and other functions cannot be exercised. The activation method of social security card is as follows:

1, activated at the bank's business outlets, and now the social security card is jointly launched by the bank and the Social Security Bureau. Social security cards can be used not only as medical insurance cards, but also as bank cards. Social security cards also have the financial function of banks, and we can deposit money into social security cards. We take the social security card to the corresponding bank, and the bank staff will help us with the activation procedures, and we can also activate the financial account.

2. Activate in the designated medical insurance hospital. When using social security cards in designated hospitals, using designated hospitals for the first time will help us to activate social security cards directly and enable related functions of social security cards.

3. You need to go to the designated medical insurance pharmacy for activation. When using the social security card to buy medicine in a designated hospital, the staff of the pharmacy will directly help to complete the activation.

The use of social security cards is as follows:

1, go to the designated drugstore to buy medicine. Not all pharmacies in the market support social security card swiping. When purchasing drugs, you can first ask whether you support social security cards. If you support the social security card, you can buy medicine directly at the pharmacy and then pay with the balance in the social security card. Pharmacies that usually support social security cards buy drugs at relatively high prices;

2. Go to the designated hospital for medical treatment. For example, the new rural cooperative medical system can be located in local village health centers or local health centers. Pay the social security card to the staff, and then automatically deduct the fees in the social security card to complete the payment.

Legal basis: Article 25 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law.

The state establishes and improves the basic medical insurance system for urban residents.

The basic medical insurance for urban residents combines individual contributions with government subsidies.

People who enjoy the minimum living guarantee, disabled people who have lost their ability to work, elderly people and minors over 60 years old in low-income families, etc. , subsidized by the government.

Article 26

The basic medical insurance for employees, the new rural cooperative medical system and the basic medical insurance for urban residents shall be implemented in accordance with state regulations.

Article 27

Individuals who participate in the basic medical insurance for employees will not pay the basic medical insurance premium after retirement and enjoy the basic medical insurance benefits in accordance with the provisions of the state if they reach the statutory retirement age and the accumulated payment has reached the fixed number of years stipulated by the state; Those who have not reached the fixed number of years prescribed by the state may pay the fees to the fixed number of years prescribed by the state.