Does Medicare automatically match when you switch to a third-generation Social Security card?

People with second-generation social security cards who have switched to third-generation social security cards will have the money on their health insurance personal accounts in the old card automatically transferred to the new card after the health insurance function is enabled.

The social security card of the People's Republic of China (PRC) is an integrated circuit (IC) card issued by local human resources and social security departments for use in various business areas of human resources and social security.

The social security card has a wide range of functions. Cardholders can not only use the card for medical treatment and real-time settlement of medical insurance personal account, but also for pension insurance affairs; for job-seeking registration and unemployment registration procedures; claim unemployment insurance benefits; apply for employment training; apply for labor capacity assessment and claim for enjoyment of work-related injury insurance benefits; and handle related labor and social security affairs on the Internet, and so on.

Social security cards can be divided into two categories in terms of the types of cardholders, namely: social security (personal) cards issued to urban workers, unemployed and retired persons, and social security (employer) cards issued to employers. China's Ministry of Labor and Social Security card planning and specification focus on social security (personal) card, the actual issuance of the regions are also mostly focused on the personal card, so what we call social security card, that is, social security (personal) card.

People who meet the conditions for applying for a social security card can make an appointment with a claim outlet by phone or go directly to the street (town) social security card claim service outlets to apply for a social security card (including school registration cards). When applying for a social security card, you need to bring your ID card, hukou book, application form (citizens with a collective hukou need to bring a certificate of hukou registration issued by the police station or police station where the hukou is located) and other relevant documents.

Social insurance refers to a social and economic system that provides income or compensation to a population that is incapacitated, temporarily out of work, or has suffered a loss due to health reasons. The main programs of social insurance include pension insurance, medical insurance, unemployment insurance, work injury insurance, and maternity insurance.

Social insurance scheme is organized by the government, which forces a certain group of people to form a social insurance fund by paying a part of their income as social insurance tax (fee), and the insured can get a fixed income or compensation for loss from the fund if certain conditions are met, it is a redistributive system, and its goal is to ensure the reproduction of material and labor force and the stability of the society.

I hope the above can help you, if you have other questions please consult a professional lawyer.

Legal basis:

Social Insurance Law

Article 2 of the State establishes a social insurance system of basic old-age insurance, basic medical insurance, industrial injury insurance, unemployment insurance, maternity insurance and other social insurance systems to safeguard the right of citizens to obtain material assistance from the State and society in accordance with the law in the event of old age, sickness, industrial injury, unemployment and childbirth.

Article 64 of the Constitution states that social insurance funds include the basic old-age insurance fund, the basic medical insurance fund, the industrial injury insurance fund, the unemployment insurance fund, and the maternity insurance fund. With the exception of the basic medical insurance fund and the maternity insurance fund, which are combined and accounted for in a single account, the other social insurance funds are accounted for separately according to the type of social insurance risk and are accounted for in separate accounts. The social insurance funds are subject to the unified accounting system of the State.

Social insurance funds are earmarked for specific purposes, and may not be misappropriated or misappropriated by any organization or individual.

The basic old-age insurance fund to gradually implement national co-ordination, and other social insurance funds to gradually implement provincial co-ordination, the specific time and steps prescribed by the State Council.