Is Beijing Social Security Card a medical insurance card?

Legal analysis: Yes, Beijing social security card is commonly known as medical insurance card, so social security card and medical insurance card are one card. Beijing social security card can be used to register for medical treatment, buy medicine and reimburse medical expenses. If the medical expenses of active employees exceed 1.800 yuan and retirees exceed 1.300 yuan, they can be settled in real time. The ways to get a social security card in Beijing are: 1. On-the-job personnel receive cards at the insured units. 2, retirees in the original insured unit card. Social security card and medical insurance card are not the same card, and they have the following differences:

1, with different functions. Social security card has the function of medical insurance card, and it is also an important voucher for handling various social security businesses, such as receiving unemployment benefits. However, the medical insurance card is limited to the medical insurance function and can only be used to enjoy medical insurance benefits.

2. The issuing department is different. Social security cards are issued to the public by local human resources and social security departments, and medical insurance cards are undertaken by local designated agent banks.

3. The safety performance is different. The social security card has strict key management system and approval, and the safety factor is high; However, the medical insurance card does not have such a management system, and the safety factor is low. However, starting from 20 18, the original medical insurance card will be phased out and transferred to social security card. Because the function of social security card already includes the content of medical insurance, simple medical insurance card will gradually withdraw from the market, but it can still be used.

Legal basis: Article 29 of the Social Insurance Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates that the part of the medical expenses of the insured who should be paid by the basic medical insurance fund shall be directly settled by social insurance agencies, medical institutions and pharmaceutical trading units. The administrative department of social insurance and the administrative department of health shall establish a settlement system for medical expenses in different places to facilitate the insured to enjoy the basic medical insurance benefits.