Is urban and rural medical insurance the same as social security?

Legal analysis: social security is mainly aimed at employees and retirees who have work units or engage in individual economy; The basic medical insurance for urban and rural residents is aimed at urban non-employees such as elderly residents, low-income households, severely disabled people, students and children who have urban household registration and have no jobs.

Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law.

Article 24 The state establishes and improves the new rural cooperative medical system. Measures for the administration of the new rural cooperative medical system shall be formulated by the State Council.

Twenty-sixth basic medical insurance for employees, new rural cooperative medical care and basic medical insurance for urban residents shall be implemented in accordance with state regulations.