Medical insurance card can't buy medicine in other provinces.
The medical insurance card can buy medicine in other places, but only in the designated institutions in the province, not across the province. To be precise, the pharmacies listed in the directory of direct online settlement of personal accounts with medical insurance can buy drugs by swiping cards in different places, but generally only in different places in the province.
As for the purchase of drugs by pharmacies across provinces and cities, it has not yet been realized, and many places are unable to purchase drugs directly. The medical insurance card that can be used for direct settlement is only limited to the hospitalization expenses incurred in the network designated medical institutions in other provinces and cities. Even the outpatient department of the hospital cannot use the medical insurance card, nor can the pharmacy.
[Legal Basis]
According to Article 29 of the Social Insurance Law of the People's Republic of China, the part of the medical expenses of the insured that should be paid by the basic medical insurance fund shall be settled directly by the social insurance agency, medical institutions and drug distributors. The administrative department of social insurance and the administrative department of health shall establish a settlement system for medical expenses of medical treatment in different places to facilitate the insured to enjoy basic medical insurance benefits.
