Which department is in charge of medical insurance?

Medical insurance is supervised and managed by the National Health and Wellness Committee. The National Health and Wellness Committee is an important department of China Municipal Government, which is responsible for the planning, policy formulation and supervision of health affairs. In terms of medical insurance, the National Health and Wellness Committee is responsible for formulating relevant policies, standardizing the operation and management of medical insurance and ensuring the fairness, sustainability and effectiveness of medical insurance. In addition, the National Health and Wellness Committee also cooperates with other relevant departments to promote the reform and development of the medical insurance system to meet the people's demand for medical security. Therefore, the governing body of medical insurance is the National Health and Wellness Commission.

How to apply for a medical insurance card:

1. The insured person brings his/her valid certificate and applies to the neighboring county medical insurance center, and the county medical insurance center will settle the account on the spot;

2. The insured person can also apply to the adjacent street medical insurance service point for handling, and the service point will settle within 3 working days. The insured person shall receive the medical insurance card at the service point within the specified time;

3. The insured may entrust others to handle it on his behalf. Customers need to carry valid certificates of themselves and the insured when handling;

4. When the employer handles it centrally, it can go to the county medical insurance center with the employer's letter of introduction and the valid certificate of the handling personnel, and then the employer will issue medical insurance cards to the insured.

Legal basis:

Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in the Trial of Personal Injury Compensation Cases (revised in 2022);

Article 13 The cost of assistive devices for the disabled shall be calculated according to the reasonable cost standard of common applicable devices. If the injury has special needs, you can refer to the opinions of the assistive devices configuration organization to determine the corresponding reasonable cost standard. The replacement cycle and compensation cycle of auxiliary appliances are determined with reference to the opinions of the organization.