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

First of all, the issuing units are different. The electronic medical insurance card is issued by the National Medical Insurance Bureau, while the electronic social security card is issued by Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security.

Secondly, the acquisition conditions are different. Electronic medical insurance cards can be activated and collected by users who have participated in medical insurance, while electronic social security cards can only be activated and collected on the basis of handling physical social security cards.

Finally, the function is different. In addition to the main functions such as registration for medical treatment, insurance payment and information inquiry, electronic certificate can also directly scan the code to buy medicines in pharmacies, and inquire about the hospitals, drug lists and reimbursement scope of medical insurance. With the improvement of functions, you can also inquire about designated hospitals and pharmacies in different places; Electronic social security cards are generally divided into multiple grades, and each grade has different purposes. Low-grade cards cannot be used in pharmacies to buy medicines.

Therefore, in terms of use and function, the threshold for opening the medical insurance electronic certificate is lower, and it can be associated with the entity social security card, ID card, QR code, biometrics and so on. Support all medical insurance services, and use functions are more comprehensive. In terms of security, the medical insurance electronic certificate has passed the real-name and real-person authentication, adopted domestic encryption algorithm, encrypted data transmission and dynamic two-dimensional code display to ensure the safety of personal information and medical insurance funds.

In addition, in addition to not relying on physical cards, the standards of medical insurance in electronic cards are unified nationwide, and cross-regional mutual recognition can be realized in the future, which is widely universal.

In addition to the above, the use of medical insurance in electronic cards is basically the same as that of electronic social security cards, and the account information is the same as that of medical insurance. In addition to the medical insurance function, the electronic social security card also includes pension insurance, unemployment insurance, maternity insurance, work injury insurance and so on.