Because free medical care for college students is employee medical insurance. Medical insurance generally refers to basic medical insurance, which is a social insurance system established to compensate workers for economic losses caused by disease risks.

How to pay medical insurance for college students?

1. Payment through the school: Medical insurance for college students is generally collected by the school. After the school sends out the notice of medical insurance payment, everyone can pay the corresponding fees directly according to the requirements of the school. After that, the school will handle the admission procedures for students and pay the premium.

2. Personal payment: the school has not collected medical insurance fees for a long time. If you miss several premiums paid by the school, then individuals can directly complete the payment of medical insurance fees through the local people's social app, download the local people's social app, select "urban and rural residents' medical insurance payment" on the homepage, then fill in the payment information and pay the premium to successfully participate in the insurance.

To sum up, if college students have medical insurance, they will be paid by the school to participate in medical insurance for urban residents. Medical insurance refers to social medical insurance. It is a social insurance system that meets the basic medical needs of the state and society according to laws and regulations when workers are sick.

Legal basis:

People's Republic of China (PRC) social insurance law

Article 25

The state establishes and improves the basic medical insurance system for urban residents. The basic medical insurance for urban residents combines individual contributions with government subsidies. People who enjoy the minimum living guarantee, disabled people who have lost their ability to work, elderly people and minors over 60 years old in low-income families, etc. , subsidized by the government.

Article 26

The basic medical insurance for employees, the new rural cooperative medical system and the basic medical insurance for urban residents shall be implemented in accordance with state regulations.