Can foreign medical insurance be used in Shanghai?

Foreign medical insurance can be used in Shanghai.

The reimbursement method is as follows:

1, before or within 3 days after hospitalization, call the consultation telephone number of the new rural cooperative medical system for hospitalization registration;

2. After discharge, the residence certificate must be issued by the neighborhood office of the place of residence. If you are working outside, you need a work certificate from your work unit;

3, after discharge with a copy of medical records, summary list, hospitalization bills, discharge certificate, and then take the ID card back to the insured place for reimbursement.

Foreign medical insurance can enjoy medical security in Shanghai. According to relevant policies and regulations, foreign medical insurance participants can enjoy basic medical insurance benefits in Shanghai. Specifically, foreign medical insurance participants can seek medical treatment in designated medical institutions in Shanghai, and settle expenses according to the prescribed reimbursement ratio. It should be noted that foreign medical insurance participants may need to go through the relevant inter-provincial medical treatment filing procedures when enjoying medical security to ensure that medical expenses can be reimbursed normally. In addition, specific details such as medical insurance coverage and reimbursement ratio may be different in different regions and under different policies. It is recommended that you consult the local social security department or medical insurance institution before seeking medical treatment to obtain the most accurate information and guidance.

To sum up, the medical insurance card can be used in different places. Medical personnel in different places should carry social security cards to the medical insurance agencies in the insured places for registration, approval and filing of medical treatment in different places. After being approved by the institution for filing, medical personnel in different places shall follow the principle of nearest medical treatment and implement designated medical treatment.

Legal basis:

People's Republic of China (PRC) social insurance law

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.