1, with different concepts. Social security card, namely social security card, is an IC card issued by human resources and social security departments in various places to handle various affairs of human resources and social security. Medical insurance card is a special card for personal account of medical financial insurance, which uses personal ID card as identification code and stores detailed information such as personal ID card number, name, gender, payment and account capital consumption.

2. Different functions. Social security card not only has the function of medical insurance card, but also is an important voucher for handling various social security affairs, such as receiving unemployment benefits. The medical insurance card is limited to the medical insurance function, which can only be used to enjoy medical insurance benefits and cannot be reimbursed;

3. Card issuers are different. The medical insurance card shall be borne by the local designated agent bank. It is a multifunctional debit card for banks. After the insured unit pays the fee, the local medical financial insurance operation department will entrust the personal account funds to the bank at the end of the month and transfer them to the personal medical insurance card of the insured employees. Social security cards are issued to the society by local human resources and social security departments;

4. Different security functions. The social security card has a strict key processing system and approval, and the safety factor is high. The medical insurance card has no such processing system, so the safety factor is low.

Medical insurance card processing flow:

1. Prepare application materials, such as original and photocopy of ID card, one-inch photo, resignation or resignation procedures, photocopy of household registration book, renewal of medical insurance card, medical records, etc.;

Of course, if you don't have it, you don't have to provide it. Everyone's situation is different.

2. Then go to the old-age insurance institution where the account is located to receive the social insurance financial subsidy form, fill it out carefully and hand it in, and submit all the prepared materials;

3. The staff will review the information provided by you, which will usually be completed on the same day, and then they will issue a payment receipt;

Then you have to take the first payment slip to the medical insurance hall to get the medical insurance card.

To sum up, college students' social security and medical insurance are not the same thing. Social security cards are social security cards, which are issued to the society by local human resources and social security departments. Medical insurance card is a special card for personal account of medical financial insurance. Taking the personal identity card as the identification code, it stores and records the personal identity card number, name, gender, account funds to pay for consumption and other detailed information.

Legal basis:

Article 10 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law

Employees shall participate in the basic old-age insurance, and the employer and employees shall jointly pay the basic old-age insurance premium.

Individual industrial and commercial households without employees, part-time employees who have not participated in the basic old-age insurance in the employer and other flexible employees can participate in the basic old-age insurance, and individuals pay the basic old-age insurance premium.

The measures for the endowment insurance of civil servants and staff managed by reference to the Civil Service Law shall be formulated by the State Council.