What's the difference between electronic medical insurance card and social security card?

Electronic medical insurance certificate and social security card are different in issuing units, receiving conditions and functions. Details are as follows:

1, the card issuing company is different. The electronic certificate of medical insurance is issued by the National Medical Insurance Bureau; Social security cards are issued by Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security.

2. Different collection conditions. The electronic certificate of medical insurance can be activated as long as users who have participated in medical insurance; Social security cards need to be activated and collected on the basis of physical social security cards.

3. Different functions. The electronic certificate of medical insurance is mainly used for online medical treatment, which can realize the functions of pharmacy buying medicine, designated hospital inquiry and so on; In addition to seeking medical treatment, the social security card can also handle social insurance affairs such as medical treatment, unemployment, pension, work injury and maternity.

The function of social security card is:

1, personal social security related information records, electronic certificates and information inquiry, etc. ;

2. Record the insured's name, ID number, date of birth, gender, nationality, household registration and other basic information;

3, query my pension, unemployment, medical care, work injury and maternity insurance payment;

4. You can take the card to the hospital and go to the pharmacy to buy medicine;

5 for medical care, unemployment, pension, work injury, maternity and other social security affairs.

To sum up, although there are obvious differences between medical insurance electronic certificate and social security card in terms of issuing units, receiving conditions and functions, they are both committed to providing more convenient and efficient medical insurance services.

Legal basis:

Measures of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of Social Security Cards

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Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security is responsible for the issuance and application of national social security cards. Provincial and municipal human resources and social security departments are responsible for the issuance and application management of social security cards in the region, and their subordinate information comprehensive management institutions specifically undertake the related affairs of social security card issuance and technical management.

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Social security cards are constructed according to the principle of multi-purpose and universality for one card. The issuance of social security cards in all localities must comply with the requirements of safety, integrity and public welfare, adopt unified national standards and norms, and ensure their use throughout the country.