Are human resources and social security cards medical insurance cards?

Social security card is different from medical insurance card. In formal companies, employers must require employees to buy social security. Social security cards include unemployment insurance, maternity insurance, medical insurance, industrial injury insurance and endowment insurance. The medical insurance card only has medical insurance. Social security cards cover a wider range of fields. The social security card takes effect for a long time, which belongs to the situation of buying it now and using it later, while the medical insurance can be used immediately after buying it.

legal ground

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.

Twenty-third employees should participate in the basic medical insurance for employees, and the employer and employees should jointly 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.