In addition to taking personal ID card and social security card to the local social security bureau, medical insurance can also be paid through online channels. The steps are as follows:

1. Log in to official website, Medical Insurance Local Taxation Bureau, click "Online Taxation", and click "Self-service Payment" module after registering and logging in;

2. Click to query the payable amount and bind the bank card to confirm the payment;

3. After the online self-service payment is completed, the payer can check the payment status in real time through the official website of the Local Taxation Bureau. If you need to apply for a tax payment certificate, he can print the payment record and go to the tax hall of the local taxation bureau to pay taxes.

At present, many banks have opened online payment channels for medical insurance, such as China Construction Bank and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. You can log in to official website Bank, click "Medical Insurance Social Security Payment Function"-"Online Payment Platform for Urban Residents' Medical Insurance", enter the medical insurance number and name, click Query, and pay according to the amount.

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. It is undertaken by the government and implemented and managed by economic, administrative and legal means.

Social medical insurance consists of basic medical insurance and large medical assistance, enterprise supplementary medical insurance and individual supplementary 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. 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.

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

Article 2 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 in case of old age, illness, industrial injury, unemployment and maternity. Article 3 The social insurance system adheres to the principles of wide coverage, basic protection, multi-level and sustainability, and the level of social insurance should be compatible with the level of economic and social development.