Shenzhen Leads the Way: WeChat Pay Now Supports Medical Insurance Payments!
On the afternoon of June 16, WeChat’s official payment platform, Weitong, announced that Shenzhen has officially launched the service enabling medical insurance payments via WeChat Pay. This marks another significant step for Shenzhen, reflecting an increasingly tight integration between basic medical insurance and commercial health insurance, as well as signaling the continued opening-up of internet healthcare. VCBeat has promptly outlined the process for using medical insurance through WeChat Pay in Shenzhen.
Below is the detailed process for using WeChat Pay with medical insurance. Shenzhen residents, come and take a look!
Via WeChat City ServicesElectronic Social Security CardAccess the Financial Social Security Card Binding Portal.
Click after entering the card binding entry point.Add Social Security Card, enter your social security bank card number and verify your social security information. After confirming that the information is correct, proceed to the personnel system to register and link your card.
Online functions such as medical insurance appointment scheduling and settlement are available only after successful registration and card linking.(To schedule an appointment using medical insurance, simply select the hospital, department, and doctor, then confirm the registration with medical insurance.)
After successfully linking your card on WeChat, go to the Appointment menu, select registration, and click after confirming medical insurance registration.Confirm Payment, a successful registration notification will be received upon successful payment.
When registering and seeking medical care using medical insurance, a payment notification for the consultation fee will be automatically pushed via WeChat after the physician issues the order. Patients can review their itemized payment details (out-of-pocket amount/insurance-covered amount) and proceed with settlement (out-of-pocket portion/insurance-covered portion) after confirming the accuracy of the payment information.
The social security card linked to WeChat must be the new-generation financial social security card; users with older versions should upgrade promptly.
Yes, only appointments registered using medical insurance can be settled and paid for through medical insurance.
The first batch of hospitals supporting WeChat medical insurance payment will all go live this month, namely:Shenzhen Sixth People's Hospital (Nanshan Hospital), Shenzhen Shekou People's Hospital, Shenzhen Xili People's Hospital, Shenzhen Nanshan District Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Shenzhen Nanshan District Center for Chronic Disease Control and Prevention.More hospitals will join in succession, and efforts are also underway in other cities.
It is reported that since the launch of WeChat’s Smart Healthcare Solution in 2014, more than 1,200 hospitals have implemented end-to-end “WeChat Medical Consultation” services, covering 33 out of China’s 34 provincial-level administrative regions. Currently, nearly 100,000 people across China use WeChat’s Smart Healthcare Services on a daily basis.
Source: WeChat Pay Merchant Platform