The differences between the two:
I. The specific differences are as follows:
(1) Different issuing units: the electronic voucher of medical insurance is issued by the National Health Security Bureau; the electronic social security card is issued by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of the State;
(2) Different conditions for receiving: the electronic voucher of medical insurance can be received as long as the user has participated in the medical insurance; the electronic social security card must be activated and received on the basis of a physical card;
(3) Different conditions of receiving: the electronic voucher of medical insurance can be received by users as long as they have participated in the medical insurance; the electronic social security card must have a physical card;
(3) and functions are different: health insurance electronic vouchers can realize the drugstore to buy drugs, designated hospital inquiries; electronic social security card does not have health insurance electronic vouchers of these two unique features.
II. Functions of social security card
1. Basic functions: with the social security card in addition to the designated hospitals to see a doctor, in the designated drugstore to buy drugs, but also through the self-service terminals and other inquiries about the individual's basic information and old-age pension, medical and other social insurance contributions, as well as enjoyment of treatment, etc.;
2. Financial functions: social security card with UnionPay function, can be used as a bank card, you can access the money, swipe the card shopping; through banks and other social security card.
2. Financial function: the social security card has CUP function and can be used as a bank card to access money, make purchases, pay social security contributions through banks, and receive pension, unemployment insurance, and workers' compensation insurance for injured workers.
3. Expanded functions: the province's social security card is a large-capacity chip card, reserved for the expansion of space, can be mounted on the social public **** management services applications, and gradually realize the public transport, water, electricity and gas payments, as well as various benefits, subsidies issued and other functions. However, at present, the extended functions have not been realized.
III. Medical insurance card functions
1. The main use of medical insurance is to pay for outpatient visits;
2. Medical insurance has other uses, you can use the money to buy medicines (over-the-counter medicines) at designated pharmacies, medical equipment, thermometers and blood pressure meters, etc. These these auxiliary check-up equipment. You can also pay for medical checkups and other out-of-pocket expenses.
Legal basis:
The People's Republic of China*** and the State Social Insurance Law, Article 2 The State establishes the basic old-age insurance, basic medical insurance, industrial injury insurance, unemployment insurance, maternity insurance and other social insurance system, to ensure that the citizens in old age, disease, industrial injury, unemployment, childbirth and other situations in accordance with the law from the State and society to obtain material help. The right to receive material assistance from the State and society in cases of old age, sickness, industrial injury, unemployment and maternity.
Article 26 The standards of treatment for basic medical insurance for employees, new rural cooperative medical care and basic medical insurance for urban residents shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the State.
Article 74 The data necessary for the work of social insurance shall be obtained by the social insurance administration organizations through their business operations, statistics and surveys, and shall be provided by the units and individuals concerned in a timely and truthful manner.
Social insurance agencies shall establish files for employers in a timely manner, keep complete and accurate records of social insurance data such as the number of persons participating in social insurance and the amount of contributions paid, and properly keep the original vouchers for registration and declaration, as well as the accounting vouchers for payment and settlement.
Social insurance agencies shall record in a timely, complete and accurate manner the contributions of individuals participating in social insurance and the contributions made by the employer on their behalf, as well as records of their individual rights and interests such as the enjoyment of social insurance benefits, and regularly send the individual rights and interests record sheets to the individuals free of charge.
Employers and individuals may inquire and check their records of contributions and social insurance benefits with the social insurance administration organization free of charge, and request the social insurance administration organization to provide social insurance consultation and other related services.
Article 28: Medical expenses that conform to the basic medical insurance drug list, diagnostic and therapeutic items, standards of medical service facilities, as well as those for emergency treatment and rescue, shall be paid out of the basic medical insurance fund in accordance with national regulations.
Article 29 The part of the medical expenses of the insured that should be paid by the basic medical insurance fund shall be settled directly between the social insurance administration organization and the medical institutions and drug business units.
The administrative departments of social insurance and the administrative departments of health shall establish a settlement system for medical expenses incurred for medical treatment in other places, so as to facilitate the enjoyment of basic medical insurance by insured persons.