Senior Health Card

For the vast majority of elderly people over 60 years old who often go to primary medical institutions and have chronic underlying diseases, the officially issued senior health card is a real universal benefit that can reduce the cost of medical treatment and improve the efficiency of medical treatment. It is by no means an IQ tax and can be applied for on demand.

Last week, I accompanied the 68-year-old Uncle Zhang downstairs to go to the community health service center to get antihypertensive medication. He had heard from a poker player that "health cards are all used to defraud the elderly." He was reminded that he could apply for it for free with his ID card. He recorded his information on the spot to collect the card, and the original registration fee of 10 yuan was only 1 yuan. The amlodipine he often took was discounted for elderly chronic diseases, and it cost 27 less than before. He slapped his thigh on the spot and said that he had known it earlier and had applied for it earlier.

Of course, not everyone thinks it is useful. A friend of mine said that it is useless for the elderly at home. When I asked, I found out that his parents rarely go to community hospitals. They go directly to the top three hospitals for headaches and fever. Naturally, they do not use the benefits such as registration exemption and priority treatment. After all, the rights and interests of the elderly health card are mostly tied to grassroots medical institutions. If you don’t use community hospitals at all, getting it is really like leaving dust at home.

There is another kind of "useless" situation, which is when you encounter Li Gui. Last year, several aunts in our community were deceived. A stall was set up at the entrance of the community saying, "Get a senior health card and get eggs for free." After filling in the information, you had to pay a deposit of 2,999, saying that you could receive health care products and free physical examinations. However, within half a month, the stall disappeared. That kind of card was not a serious card issued by the government at all, but a fraud scheme carried out by commercial institutions.

Serious senior health cards are generally issued by the local health commission and community health service centers. Most of them are bound to the social security card and the local public health service system. Applying for the card is completely free and does not require you to deposit a penny. Your ID number and the contact information of the family doctor in the community will usually be printed on the card. In addition to registration exemptions, there are also You can enjoy the exclusive benefits for the elderly in the national basic public health service: free annual blood test, liver and kidney function, blood sugar and lipids, and bone density screening. If you sign up with a family doctor, most services such as door-to-door dressing change and blood pressure measurement only charge a cost. In some places, you can also give priority to make an appointment with the expert number of a tertiary hospital. These are all rights written on the paper.

When I helped my mother apply for it last year, I specifically asked the community nurse. Now in many places, there is no need to go offline to apply for a physical card. You can directly search for "elderly health card" in the local health treasure and government service mini-programs, upload your ID card and a recent photo of the elderly person to apply for an electronic card. When using it, you can directly swipe the code, which is much more convenient than carrying a physical card. If you thought it was troublesome to go to the community before, you can completely apply for it online, which only takes a few minutes.

In fact, there is no need to just follow the trend when others say it is useful, and don’t reject it outright when others say it is a scam. First, ask the community hospital near your home to see if the local rights are suitable for your elderly family’s medical treatment habits. If you often go to the community to prescribe chronic disease drugs and do routine examinations, There is absolutely no loss in getting one. If you really never go to a grassroots hospital, there is no need to join in the fun. Anyway, it is free to apply for a card. Even if you don’t use it, you will not lose anything. The biggest fear is that you can’t tell the real thing from the fake one, and you will be deceived by the fake health cards that sell health care products. That is the real loss.