What is the difference between residents' medical insurance and social security?

Legal analysis: The differences between residents' medical insurance and social security are as follows:

1. Residents' medical insurance is a kind of social security, including medical insurance, with a wider scope;

2. The medical insurance card has a narrow application range and is only used for medical insurance. The social security card has a wide application range and can be used for human resources and social security.

3. Medical insurance cards can only be used in fixed areas, while social security cards are subject to national unified standards and are common throughout the country;

4. The medical insurance card has a low security level and is easy to be copied, and the social security card has a high security level.

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 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.