How to buy medicine with electronic social security card?

To use the social security card to pay for medicine, you need to activate the social security card at the designated bank or social security bureau to ensure that there is enough balance in the social security card to pay. If you don't know the balance in the social security card, you can call the social security center at 12333, or check through the electronic social security cards of Alipay and WeChat.

Social security cards can only be purchased at the designated pharmacy in the insured area, and can be paid by swiping the card and entering the password when checking out with the social security card. Social security card is a medical card, which can be used not only to buy medicine and pay for it, but also to go to the hospital for registration, medical treatment, hospitalization and expense settlement. But in most areas, cash cannot be withdrawn or transferred.

The balance of personal account of social security card can only be used to pay basic medical expenses, that is, common diseases and frequently-occurring diseases. In the medical insurance catalogue, except for the drugs recognized by medical insurance such as Class A and Class B, the special effects drugs are not covered by medical insurance at present.

Electronic social security card is an online application electronic certificate of entity social security card, which has one-to-one correspondence with entity social security card, unique mapping, the same status and the same function. After the insured is opened, they can go to the hospital for medical treatment and medicine purchase without carrying a physical social security card, and a mobile phone can realize medical insurance settlement, which brings great convenience to the masses.

The insured can use the electronic social security card to buy medicine. If the insured pays the medical insurance premium for a certain period of time, he can directly issue his electronic social security card in the designated pharmacy for settlement, but the drugs purchased should be within the scope of the basic medical insurance drug list.

I hope the above content can help you. If in doubt, please consult a professional lawyer.

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.

Article 28

Medical expenses that meet the basic medical insurance drug list, diagnosis and treatment items, medical service facilities standards and emergency rescue shall be paid by the basic medical insurance fund in accordance with state regulations.

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.