How to use medical insurance card to buy medicine in different pharmacies

After the medical insurance is filed in a different place, the insured person needs to show his medical insurance card when buying medicine in a different pharmacy, and swipe his card when checking out. The specific operation process is as follows:

1. The insured person must first go through the filing formalities of medical insurance in different places at the insured place. After the successful filing, you can directly reimburse the doctor in different places, or you can brush the medical insurance card in different pharmacies to buy medicine.

2. When choosing a pharmacy, please confirm whether the pharmacy supports medical insurance card settlement in different places. Generally speaking, pharmacies in the online direct settlement list of medical insurance personal accounts can support credit card purchase in different places, but it is generally limited to different places in the province.

Please show your medical insurance card when purchasing medicine, and inform the pharmacy staff that you have gone through the formalities of filing medical insurance in different places. The staff will settle the account according to your medical insurance card information.

4. In the process of purchasing drugs, if you encounter problems or need consultation, you can call the local medical insurance service number for consultation.

The role of basic medical insurance

1 is conducive to improving labor productivity and promoting the development of production; Medical insurance is the inevitable result of social progress and production development. Conversely, the establishment and improvement of medical insurance system will further promote social progress and production development. On the one hand, medical insurance relieves the worries of workers;

2. Adjust income differences and reflect social equity. Medical insurance is an important means for the government to redistribute income by collecting medical insurance premiums and paying medical insurance service fees.

3. An important guarantee for maintaining social stability. Medical insurance helps sick workers economically, helps to eliminate social instability caused by diseases, and is an important social mechanism to adjust social relations and social contradictions;

4. An important means to promote social civilization and progress. The social system of medical insurance and social mutual assistance embodies a new social relationship of "one party is in trouble and all parties support" by the insured sharing the risk of disease costs, which is conducive to promoting social civilization and progress;

5. An important guarantee for promoting economic system reform, especially the reform of state-owned enterprises.

Generally speaking, after medical insurance is filed in different places, the specific policies and operational procedures for buying drugs in different pharmacies in different regions may be different. Please refer to the policies of the place of insurance and medical treatment.

Legal basis:

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.

Article 29

The medical expenses of the insured shall be paid by the basic medical insurance fund, and shall be directly settled by social insurance agencies, medical institutions and pharmaceutical business 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.