Is co-op and medicare the same thing

Medicare and co-op are not the same thing. Medical insurance is a large scope, as long as the medical insurance are called medical insurance, medical insurance and social health insurance and commercial medical insurance, and cooperative medical insurance is a kind of social health insurance inside. Social security card and health insurance card, there are some differences between the two:

1, the concept is different. Social security card is the social security card, is issued by the local human resources and social security departments for the community, for human resources and social security business areas of the integrated circuit card. Medical insurance card is a special card for medical insurance personal account, personal ID card as the identification code, storage records of personal ID number, name, gender and account payment, consumption and other detailed information;

2, different functions. The social security card not only has the function of medical insurance card, or for the social security business of the important credentials. But the medical insurance card is limited to the medical insurance function, can only be used to enjoy the medical insurance treatment.

Legal Basis: Article 2 of the Social Insurance Law of the People's Republic of China

The State establishes a social insurance system for basic old-age pension insurance, basic medical insurance, industrial injury insurance, unemployment insurance, maternity insurance, and so on, to protect the citizens' right to obtain material assistance from the State and the society in the case of old age, sickness, industrial injury, unemployment, maternity, etc. in accordance with the law. The right to receive material assistance from the State and society in cases of old age, sickness, industrial injury, unemployment and childbirth.

Article 3

The social insurance system adheres to the policy of broad coverage, basic protection, multi-level and sustainability, and the level of social insurance shall be commensurate with the level of economic and social development.