Social basic medical insurance does not include the new rural cooperative medical system, and social security is different from the new rural cooperative medical system: including endowment insurance, medical insurance, unemployment insurance, maternity insurance and work-related injury insurance, which are five insurances, and are purchased by enterprises for employees, and the guaranteed benefits and benefits are also compulsory by the state. New Rural Cooperative Medical System (NCMS) is a new rural cooperative medical system, which has been merged with urban residents' medical insurance, and is collectively called urban and rural residents' medical insurance. There are five kinds of social insurance, and the new rural cooperative medical system only has medical insurance.

The new rural cooperative medical system, referred to as the "new rural cooperative medical system", refers to the farmers' medical mutual aid system organized, guided and supported by the government, in which farmers voluntarily participate and individuals, collectives and the government jointly raise funds. Take individual contributions, collective support and government funding to raise funds. Social medical insurance is a social insurance system established by the state and society according to certain laws and regulations to provide basic medical needs for workers within the scope of protection. China's social medical insurance consists of three levels: basic medical insurance and large medical assistance, enterprise supplementary medical insurance and individual supplementary medical insurance. Social medical insurance is a medical insurance system enforced by the state through legislation. Employers and individuals pay insurance premiums according to a certain proportion, establish social medical insurance funds, and pay medical expenses for employees. Social medical insurance means that when workers get sick, social insurance institutions give appropriate subsidies or reimbursement for their medical expenses, so that workers can recover their health and labor ability as soon as possible and enter the process of social reproduction. Social medical insurance is an important part of social insurance, which is generally borne by the government. The government will use economic, administrative and legal means to implement and organize.

Legal basis: Article 2 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law.

The state establishes social insurance systems such as basic old-age insurance, basic medical insurance, industrial injury insurance, unemployment insurance and maternity insurance, so as to guarantee citizens' right to receive material assistance from the state and society in accordance with the law when they are old, sick, injured, unemployed and have children.

Article 10

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.