Social security card medicare card is one and the same?

Social Security Card and Medicare Card are not the same thing.

Social security card is composed of five parts, namely, pension insurance, medical insurance, work injury insurance, maternity insurance, as well as unemployment insurance, while the medical insurance card refers to medical insurance alone. In other words, the social security card includes the medical insurance card. In the past, the social security card and the medical insurance card were two different cards, but now most of the cities are gradually discontinuing the use of the medical insurance card and merging the original medical insurance card into the social security card, which means that the social security card is not only a social security card, but also includes the function of the medical insurance, which is common to all of the country.

New Social Security Card Functions

The new Social Security Card after the merger not only contains all the functions of the medical insurance card, but also is a social security card with financial functions, the so-called financial function of the social security card means that our social security card is also a bank card, with the functions of deposit and withdrawal, transfer, consumption, etc., and the social security account of the social security card and the financial account are two separate accounts, of which the financial account is a separate account. The social security account and the financial account of the social security card are two independent accounts, in which the social security card account is mainly used for swiping the card to see a doctor, buy medicines, and query social security information, etc., while the bank account is used for depositing and withdrawing money, receiving various social insurance benefits, and the two accounts are not related to each other.

It's worth noting that both the social security account and the financial account of the social security card need to be activated before they can be used normally. The activation of the social security account of the social security card is relatively simple, we can activate the social security account of the social security card when we spend money in the medical insurance designated pharmacies and hospitals, and we only need to enter the initial password of the social security account of the social security card, and then set up a new password for the transaction.