How to buy medicine for social security card

Social security cards can be purchased directly at pharmacies. Social security card holders can directly use social security cards to pay when purchasing medicines at designated retail pharmacies.

1. If the insured successfully activates the social security card and there is enough balance in the social security card, the payment can be successfully made. After getting the social security card, the general insured can activate the social security card at the designated bank, that is, they can use the social security card to buy medicine.

2. If you use the social security card to pay for medicine, you need to activate the social security card at the designated bank or social security bureau, and ensure that there is enough balance in the social security card to pay. Social security cards can only be purchased at designated pharmacies in the insured areas.

1) When using the social security card, you can pay by swiping the card and entering the password. Social security cards are used as medical cards. In addition to paying the drug fee, you can also go to the hospital for registration, medical treatment, hospitalization and settlement, but you can't use it for cash withdrawal or transfer. There are relevant regulations for buying medicines with social security cards. The balance of personal account can only be used to pay for basic medical expenses, that is, common diseases and epidemics, except for Class A, Class B and other drugs approved by medical insurance in the medical insurance catalogue, which must be paid at their own expense. Special drugs are not covered by medical insurance at present. You can call 12333 or go to the social security card service store to check the balance information of the social security card. What needs to be distinguished is that social security card is not equal to medical insurance card, and medical insurance function is only one of the functions of social security card. Social security cards can also receive pension insurance, unemployment insurance and other expenses.

2) The social security card has a wide range of functions. Cardholders can not only use their cards for medical treatment, but also settle personal medical insurance accounts in real time and handle endowment insurance affairs. Go through the formalities of job registration and unemployment registration; Apply for unemployment insurance; Apply for employment training; Apply for labor ability appraisal and enjoy work-related injury insurance benefits; Handle related labor and social security affairs online. According to the types of cardholders, social security cards can be divided into two categories: social security (personal) cards issued to urban workers, unemployed people and retirees and social security (employer) cards issued to employers. China's Ministry of Labor and Social Security focuses on the planning and standardization of social security (personal) cards, which are mainly issued in various regions. So when we say social security card, we mean social security (personal) card.