Is there a difference between social security card and social security card?

The social security card is generally an IC card that is uniformly planned by Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and then issued to the society by the relevant local departments. Cardholders can directly go to the hospital for medical treatment with this card. Is the social security card a medical insurance card? Social security card (social security card) and medical insurance card are not the same thing. There are some differences between them: 1, and the concepts are different. Social security is the abbreviation of social insurance. The main items of social security include basic old-age insurance, basic medical insurance, industrial injury insurance, unemployment insurance and maternity insurance, which is the "five insurances" in what we often say. The state establishes a social insurance system to guarantee citizens' right to get material help from the state and society in accordance with the law in old age, illness, work injury, unemployment and childbirth. Medical insurance is the abbreviation of medical insurance, which refers to a social insurance system that pays a certain proportion of medical insurance premiums in accordance with state regulations, and the insured person is treated for illness and accidental injury, and the medical insurance fund pays a certain medical expenses. Social security card is the abbreviation of social security card, which is an integrated circuit (IC) card issued by human resources and social security departments in various places for human resources and social security business. Medical insurance card is a special card for personal account of medical insurance, which takes personal ID card as the identification code and stores detailed information such as personal ID card number, name, gender, payment and account capital consumption. 2. Different functions. Social security card not only has the function of medical insurance, but also is an important certificate for cardholders to enjoy social services. It has social security application functions such as identification, information recording, self-service inquiry, medical settlement, payment and treatment collection, as well as financial application functions such as cash deposit and withdrawal, transfer and consumption. Social security cards are mainly used for people's social services, and can be further expanded to carry other government services. At present, the financial subsidy funds for benefiting the people and farmers in our province are distributed through the social security card "one card". The medical insurance card is limited to the medical insurance function and can only be used to enjoy medical insurance benefits. Legal provisions: Article 25 of the Social Insurance Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates: "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.

Legal objectivity:

Measures of the People's Republic of China for the Administration of Social Security Cards Article 2 The social security cards mentioned in these Measures refer to integrated circuit cards issued to the public and mainly used for government social management and public services in the fields of human resources and social security. The social security card is the electronic certificate for cardholders to enjoy social security and public employment services. It has the basic functions of information recording, information inquiry and business handling. Article 9 The social security card adopts the unified card face style of the whole country, with the words "Social Security Card of the People's Republic of China" printed on the front and the cardholder's name, social security number, cardholder's photo, card issuing unit and other information printed on the back.