Newborns should apply for social security cards or pay medical insurance first.

For newborns, it is best to apply for a social security card within 3 months. If it is handled within 3 months, you will enjoy medical insurance benefits from your birthday. For more than 3 months, you can only enjoy medical insurance benefits in the next month. If it is not handled in time, you can use the medical insurance card with your mother. Household registration book (copy of the first page and this page of children's household registration), parents' ID card (double-sided copy) and one-inch photo of newborn with blue background or red background (required in some places), which is subject to local policies.

Legal objectivity:

Article 28 of the Social Insurance Law conforms to the basic medical insurance drug list, diagnosis and treatment items, medical service facilities standards and emergency and rescue medical expenses, and shall be paid by the basic medical insurance fund in accordance with state regulations.