How many years should medical social security be paid?

Legal analysis: social medical insurance will be paid for 25 or 20 years, 25 years for men and 20 years for women. When the insured reaches the age of 60 for men and 55 for women, the accumulated years of paying basic medical insurance premiums for men and women are not less than 25 years, and the actual years of paying basic medical insurance premiums must be not less than 15 years before they can enjoy the medical insurance benefits for retirees.

Legal basis: Article 27 of the Social Insurance Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), if an individual who participates in the basic medical insurance for employees reaches the statutory retirement age and the accumulated payment reaches the number of years stipulated by the state, he will no longer pay the basic medical insurance premium after retirement and enjoy the basic medical insurance benefits according to the state regulations; Those who have not reached the fixed number of years prescribed by the state may pay the fees to the fixed number of years prescribed by the state.