According to the data of the Ministry of human resources and social security, as of February this year, the number of people receiving electronic social security cards exceeded 500 million. What can an electronic social security card do? With a physical card, do you still need to apply for an electronic social security card? According to the relevant person in charge of the Ministry of human resources and social security, the electronic social security card is the online form of physical social security card and the electronic voucher and settlement tool for cardholders to enjoy human resources and social services and other livelihood services online. First of all, as an online identity authentication voucher, the electronic social security card can realize identity authentication on the Internet. Cardholders can not only realize online treatment qualification certification with electronic social security card, but also be used for rapid registration and login of government portal website. Secondly, the electronic social security card can also apply for online businesses, including employment and entrepreneurship services, social security services, labor employment services and other businesses, which can be completed online. According to statistics, in 2021, 181 million people used the query function of "individual social security rights and interests form" of electronic social security card; 22.08 million people achieved online social security treatment qualification certification through electronic social security card; 6.75 million people handled the transfer of social security relations through electronic social security cards. In July 2020, the electronic social security card also opened the "employment online" platform, bringing together 202 human resources service institutions. Workers only need to log in to the electronic social security card to get real-time and cross regional recruitment information. Up to now, the platform has released 16.35 million job information and 8.11 million effective jobs. In addition, the electronic social security card also has the function of mobile payment, which can be used for online insurance payment, examination payment, training payment, medical fee settlement, etc. At present, many cities have opened the medical treatment and drug purchase service function through the electronic social security card. When seeing a doctor, show the mobile phone electronic social security card. After seeing a doctor, you can directly settle online without queuing, or complete code scanning payment when purchasing drugs. According to the person in charge, cardholders can freely choose to use physical social security cards or electronic social security cards under different card scenarios according to their card usage habits. When forgetting to bring the physical social security card, the electronic social security card in the mobile phone can also be used. However, if you report the loss of the physical social security card, the electronic social security card can no longer be used. (outlook new era)