Is paying medical insurance social security?

Paying medical insurance is not social security, and the relevant provisions are as follows:

1, only pay medical insurance but not social security. According to the relevant laws of our country, social security generally refers to five insurances, including medical insurance, endowment insurance, unemployment insurance, maternity insurance and industrial injury insurance. Therefore, medical insurance is only one of social security;

2. In addition to medical insurance, social security also includes endowment insurance, unemployment insurance, work injury insurance and maternity insurance; Endowment insurance is a social insurance system in which workers get certain economic compensation, material help and services from the government and society after reaching the legal retirement age. The basic medical insurance system for urban employees is a social insurance system based on the affordability of finance, enterprises and individuals to ensure the basic medical needs of employees.

The difference between social security card and medical insurance card;

1, with different functions. Social security card not only has the function of medical insurance card, but also is 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. The medical insurance card is undertaken by the local designated agent bank, and the social security card is issued to the society by the local human resources and social security department;

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.

Legal basis: Article 26 of People's Republic of China (PRC) 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.