Pharmacy blood pressure monitor brush medical insurance?

Medicare card is a special fund for special use, only in the designated hospital pharmacy to see the doctor to buy drugs, in the designated hospital to see the card, can not buy household goods, health care products, medical equipment, and so on. Previously, the media has also exposed the phenomenon that some pharmacies violate the medical insurance card brush household goods, health care products.

However, with the advancement and improvement of the national health care reform policy, some places allow the insured to use the health insurance card in the designated medical institutions for vaccination and physical examination, can be paid by card. In some places, you can also buy medical equipment, such as blood glucose meters, blood pressure monitors, thermometers, stethoscopes and so on, at designated pharmacies. However, it is important to note that the settlement of medical expenses paid in cash by the individual can not be offset against the funds later transferred to the card.

You can call the telecom 114 to check the number, transferred to the local social security department, specifically consult your local health insurance policy, to see whether the card is allowed to use the medical insurance card to buy medical equipment, devices and so on.