Are social security cards and cooperative medical cards the same thing?

Social security card and cooperative medical card are not the same thing.

Social security card and medical insurance card are not the same card. Social security card is a electronic certificate issued by the human resources and social security department, which has many social security functions, including basic old-age insurance and medical insurance. The medical insurance card is mainly used for medical security services, such as reimbursement when seeing a doctor and buying medicine. With the release of the new social security card, all the functions of the medical insurance card have been included, and cardholders do not need to carry two cards. In addition, the original medical insurance card function is gradually integrated into the social security card to achieve convenience.

Function and function of social security card;

1. Identification: the social security card has a built-in chip to store the social security information of the cardholder for identity verification;

2. Medical services: medical expenses can be settled directly by credit card in designated medical institutions;

3. Social Security Inquiry: Cardholders can inquire about personal social security payment records and treatment collection through social security cards;

4. Financial application: Social security cards in some areas have the function of bank debit cards, which can be used to deposit and withdraw cash and transfer money.

5. Electronic certificate: Social security card, as an electronic social security certificate, is used to handle various social security businesses.

To sum up, although the social security card and the medical insurance card are not the same card, the new social security card already contains all the functions of the medical insurance card, and the cardholder does not need to carry two cards, and the original functions of the medical insurance card are gradually integrated into the social security card for convenience.

Legal basis:

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

Article 23

Employees should participate in the basic medical insurance for employees, and employers and employees should pay the basic medical insurance premiums in accordance with state regulations. Individual industrial and commercial households without employees, part-time employees who have not participated in the basic medical insurance for employees and other flexible employees can participate in the basic medical insurance for employees, and individuals pay the basic medical insurance premium in accordance with state regulations.