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. The medical insurance fund is established through the contributions of employers and individuals. After the insured person has medical expenses, the medical insurance institution will give certain economic compensation.
The role of medical insurance:
1 is conducive to improving labor productivity and promoting the development of production. Medical insurance is the inevitable result of social progress and production development, and the establishment and improvement of medical insurance system will further promote social progress and production development;
2. Adjust income differences and reflect social equity. Medical insurance is an important means for the government to redistribute income by collecting medical insurance premiums and paying medical insurance service fees.
3. An important guarantee for maintaining social stability. Medical insurance helps sick workers economically, helps to eliminate social instability caused by diseases, and is an important social mechanism to adjust social relations and social contradictions;
4. The social system of medical insurance and social mutual assistance is conducive to promoting social civilization and progress by sharing the risk of disease costs among the insured;
5. An important guarantee for promoting economic system reform, especially the reform of state-owned enterprises.
Article 23 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law? Employees should participate in the basic medical insurance for employees, and employers and employees should pay the basic medical insurance premiums in accordance with state regulations.
Individual industrial and commercial households without employees, part-time employees who have not participated in the basic medical insurance for employees and other flexible employees can participate in the basic medical insurance for employees, and individuals pay the basic medical insurance premium in accordance with state regulations.
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.