Is rural medical insurance also social security?

Rural medical insurance does not belong to social security, as follows:

1. Rural medical insurance is a rural medical insurance system with the nature of medical insurance supported by the government and jointly funded by farmers and rural economic organizations.

2. Social security is a social and economic system that provides income or compensation for people who have lost their ability to work, are temporarily unemployed or suffer losses due to health reasons;

3. Under normal circumstances, the endowment insurance in social security needs to be paid continuously for 15 years; The medical insurance period for men is 25 years and that for women is 20 years; Unemployment insurance can only enjoy insurance benefits after paying 1 year.

Legal basis: Article 23 of the Social Insurance Law of People's Republic of China (PRC).

Employees should participate in the basic medical insurance for employees, and employers and employees should jointly pay the basic medical insurance premiums in accordance with state regulations.

Individual industrial and commercial households without employees, part-time employees who have not participated in the basic medical insurance for employees and other flexible employees can participate in the basic medical insurance for employees, and individuals pay the basic medical insurance premium in accordance with state regulations.

Article 24

The state establishes and improves the new rural cooperative medical system.

Measures for the administration of the new rural cooperative medical system shall be formulated by the State Council.

Article 25

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.