Are Medicare and Social Security cards the same card? Where should I go to get one?

Medicare and social security cards are one card. You can apply for a new social security card at a social security office, a social security card center, or a branch of the bank that issued the original card.

When applying for a new social security card, you should bring your ID card, social security card, and original health insurance card with you; after the two cards are merged, the original health insurance card will be canceled and processed. In addition if a participant has more than one insurance information, the information must be merged before the new social security card can be processed. In addition, some regions have not yet fully harmonized their health insurance information, so even if the new social security card has both social security card and health insurance card functions, it does not support the merger for the time being, so please refer to the local regulations for details.

The social security card consists of five parts: pension, medical care, work injury, maternity and unemployment insurance. The relationship between the social security card and the medical insurance card is one of inclusion and inclusion, meaning that the social security card includes the medical insurance card, and the medical insurance, as one of the insurance of the social security, can be purchased separately to obtain basic medical insurance when you have not yet purchased the social security.

Social security card role

1, personal social security-related information records, electronic vouchers and information queries.

2, record the insured person's name, identity card number, year of birth, gender, ethnicity, household registration location and other basic information.

3. Inquire about the status of one's pension, unemployment, medical care, work injury and maternity insurance payment.

4. You can use the card to go to the hospital, settle the medical insurance personal account and buy medicine at the pharmacy.

5. Handle social security affairs such as medical, unemployment, pension, work injury and maternity.