Is medical insurance the same as social security?

Legal analysis: Social security and medical insurance are certainly not the same thing. Simply put, social security includes medical insurance, which is a kind of social security. Social security is social insurance, including five kinds of insurance, namely, endowment insurance, medical insurance (medical insurance), unemployment insurance, work injury insurance and maternity insurance; And medical insurance is medical insurance.

Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law.

Article 2 The state establishes social insurance systems such as basic old-age insurance, basic medical insurance, industrial injury insurance, unemployment insurance and maternity insurance, so as to guarantee citizens' right to receive material assistance from the state and society in accordance with the law in case of old age, illness, industrial injury, unemployment and maternity.

Article 24 The state establishes and improves the new rural cooperative medical system. Measures for the administration of the new rural cooperative medical system shall be formulated by the State Council.

Article 25 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.