Have the medical insurance card and social security card merged?

Medical insurance card and social security card are not merged.

Social security card is different from medical insurance card, not a card. Social security card is an IC card with various social security functions, including the function of medical insurance card; Medical insurance card is a special card for medical insurance. Cardholders can use medical insurance cards to enjoy services related to medical insurance, such as purchasing medicines and paying bills.

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 to see a doctor, settle the medical insurance personal account, and buy medicine at the pharmacy;

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

6. Query the total amount of endowment insurance and medical insurance;

7. Handling social security affairs such as receiving pension, job-seeking unemployment registration, applying for unemployment insurance, and applying for vocational training;

8. Used for identification.

Medical insurance and social security mainly have the following differences:

1, medical insurance is a kind of social security, and social security includes medical insurance, which covers a wider range;

2. The medical insurance card has a narrow application range and is only used for medical insurance. The social security card has a wide application range and can be used for human resources and social security. 3. The medical insurance card can only be used in fixed areas; Wait a minute.

The significance and function of social security is remarkable, that is, people in the whole society can have a sense of security and so on. People who buy social insurance can solve and reduce some extra expenses in their lives, such as retirement without income, large expenses due to illness, no one cares about work-related injuries, sudden unemployment without income sources, and having children without economic income. According to the proportion and explanation of insurance, they can overcome the difficulties in life with the help of society and will not be distressed by the sudden loss of financial resources due to major family events.

legal ground

People's Republic of China (PRC) social insurance law

Article 25 The state establishes and improves the basic medical insurance system for urban residents.

The basic medical insurance for urban residents combines individual contributions with government subsidies.

People who enjoy the minimum living guarantee, disabled people who have lost their ability to work, elderly people and minors over 60 years old in low-income families, etc. , subsidized by the government.