Is social security rural medical insurance?

Rural medical insurance is social security, including endowment insurance, medical insurance, industrial injury insurance, unemployment insurance and maternity insurance, and rural medical insurance is one of the basic medical insurance, so rural medical insurance belongs to the scope of social security.

legal ground

Article 2 of the Social Insurance Law

The state establishes social insurance systems such as basic old-age insurance, basic medical insurance, industrial injury insurance, unemployment insurance and maternity insurance, so as to guarantee citizens' right to receive material assistance from the state and society in accordance with the law when they are old, sick, injured, unemployed and have children.

Article 24 of the Social Insurance Law

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 26 of the Social Insurance Law

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.