What should I do if my medical insurance card has a balance but I can't swipe it?

The medical insurance card has a balance but cannot be swiped. The situation is as follows:

1. The medical insurance card is not activated. If it is not activated, you can bring your medical insurance card to the account opening bank or medical insurance center to activate it. If you don't have time, you can call directly to activate.

2. The medical insurance card is used across regions, and some regions may not be used across regions, so the balance cannot be swiped;

3. The medical insurance card has expired. You know, the medical insurance card also has a time limit. If it can't be used, it may be that the medical insurance card has expired and needs to be replaced with a new one.

The steps to activate the electronic medical insurance card are as follows:

1. Open WeChat, click Me in the lower right corner, and then click Pay;

2. Enter medical health below;

3. Click to activate the red envelope;

4. After entering the main page, click Get Now;

5. Continue to click to activate cash withdrawal;

6. Click to activate the medical insurance electronic certificate again;

7. Click Next to activate;

8. Then verify the identity and enter the payment password according to the prompt;

9. After activation, return to the "Medical Health" main page, and finally select medical insurance payment by scanning the code to complete the payment.

To sum up, the medical insurance card has a balance but cannot be swiped. If the medical insurance card is not activated, it needs to be activated before it can be used normally. If you want to activate the social security card, you can go to the bank, medical insurance center or call the social security hotline to activate it.

Legal basis:

Article 23 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law

Should participate in the basic medical insurance for employees, the employer and employees shall jointly pay the basic medical insurance premium 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.

Article 24

The state establishes and improves the new rural cooperative medical system.

Measures for the administration of the new rural cooperative medical system shall be formulated by the State Council.

Article 25

The state establishes and improves the basic medical insurance system for urban residents.

The basic medical insurance for urban residents combines individual contributions with government subsidies.

People who enjoy the minimum living guarantee, disabled people who have lost their ability to work, elderly people and minors over 60 years old in low-income families, etc. , subsidized by the government.