Can the money in the medical card pay for medical treatment for family members?

Medicare card balances can be used to pay medical bills for family members, but only in areas where the family **** relief policy is implemented and the relevant accounts are bound. The medical insurance family **** relief account can be used to pay for medical expenses incurred by the insured person, his/her spouse, parents and children at designated medical institutions/purchase of medicines or other medical equipment at designated retail pharmacies at his/her own expense.

Scope of application and conditions

1. The insured residents have paid the current year's residents' medical insurance premiums or long-term care insurance premiums (the city's residents' long-term care insurance has not been implemented for the time being), and have been accounted for in the tax department (the financial support for those who pay on behalf of the tax department is not included).

2. The insured employees and insured residents have bound the family *** financial relationship.

3. The insured workers are in the normal state of participation, and the balance of their personal accounts is sufficient to pay the refund amount.

4. The financial account function of the social security card is opened (for easy cash withdrawal or transfer).

In summary, the purchase of medicines and the payment of outpatient or hospitalization expenses use the individual account of the medical insurance, and the medical insurance fund generally belongs to all the people who participate in the medical insurance **** have.

Legal basis:

Guiding Opinions on the Establishment of a Mechanism for Guaranteeing the Outpatient *** Relief of Employees' Basic Medical Insurance

Article 5

Regulates the scope of use of individual accounts. Individual accounts are mainly used to pay out-of-pocket expenses within the scope of policy incurred by insured persons at designated medical institutions or designated retail pharmacies. It can be used to pay for the medical expenses incurred by the insured person himself, his spouse, parents and children at the designated medical institutions, as well as the expenses incurred by the insured person for the purchase of medicines, medical equipments and medical consumables at the designated retail pharmacies. Explore the use of individual accounts for the personal contributions of spouses, parents and children to participate in basic medical insurance for urban and rural residents, etc. Individual accounts may not be used for public **** health expenses, sports and fitness or health care consumption, and other expenditures that are not covered by basic medical insurance. Improve and perfect the management of the use of individual accounts, and do a good job of income and expenditure information statistics.