Can I just take my social security card to the hospital?

Yes, there are special medical insurance accounts in the social security card, such as drug purchase, outpatient registration, hospitalization reimbursement and so on. , can be used.

It should be noted that you must go to the designated hospital to see a doctor and buy medicine before you can use the social security card. You can't use a social security card when you go to a general hospital to see a doctor and buy medicine. Also, if the payment of social security is suspended, you can no longer enjoy the medical insurance reimbursement treatment when you are hospitalized in the hospital, and you can only pay for it at your own expense. However, we can still use the social security card to buy medicine or go to the clinic, as long as there is money in our personal account.

Under normal circumstances, the insured who has received the social security card must show the social security card when seeking medical treatment in the designated medical institutions that have opened the card-based medical settlement service. If you don't show your social security card, all the expenses incurred will be borne by the individual, and the medical insurance fund will not pay.

In summary, you must show your social security card when you see a doctor. If you don't show your social security card, the expenses incurred when you see a doctor will be borne by the individual in full.

Legal basis:

People's Republic of China (PRC) social insurance law

Article 4

Employers and individuals in People's Republic of China (PRC) pay social insurance premiums according to law, and have the right to inquire about payment records and personal rights records, and require social insurance agencies to provide social insurance consultation and other related services.

Individuals enjoy social insurance benefits according to law and have the right to supervise the payment of their own units.