Can I pay an electric bill with an OTC card?
Asked by: Ms. Kellie Zemlak DDS | Last update: April 9, 2025Score: 4.2/5 (7 votes)
How do you pay a utility bill with UCard?
Online — Use your UCard to help pay approved utility bills on the same site you shop for covered products. You can easily search for an eligible company within our Bill Pay network to pay for utility services on your member site or the UnitedHealthcare app.
How do I use my UnitedHealthcare OTC card for utilities?
To pay eligible utilities with UCard benefits, customers must call the UnitedHealthcare member services number on the back of their UCard to request payment of their utility bill. Any approved payments will be processed by UnitedHealthcare and sent to eligible utilities on your behalf.
What does an OTC card not cover?
What does the OTC card not cover? A Medicare plan with an OTC allowance typically does not cover prescription medications, alcohol, tobacco products, cosmetics or items for general household use. Additionally, it usually cannot be used to purchase gift cards or pay for services such as doctor visits and lab tests.
Can you use an OTC card to pay rent?
OTC cards and flex cards are easy to confuse, but you use them to pay for different things. If your plan includes a flex card, you can sometimes use them to pay for food, household goods, rent/utilities, or routine vision, hearing, and dental care.
What Can I Buy with my OTC card?
Can I use my OTC card to pay my electric bill?
Use your OTC Plus card to pay for non-prescription drugs, health-related items, exercise equipment and activity trackers, healthy foods, and home utilities such as gas, oil, electric, water, and internet service. Save at your neighborhood pharmacy, farmers' markets, online, and other participating retailers.
What does an OTC card pay for?
OTC card eligible items often include health and wellness products, such as cough and cold remedies, vitamins, medical equipment and more. If an item is eligible, the cost of the item is subtracted from an OTC card's available balance at checkout.
What groceries can you buy with an OTC card?
- • Fresh fruits and vegetables. • Canned fruits and vegetables. • Frozen produce and meals.
- • Fresh salad kits. • Dairy products. • Meat and seafood.
- • Beans and legumes. • Pantry staples – flour, sugar, spices, etc. ...
- • Nutritional shakes and bars. • Soups.
Can I get toilet paper with my OTC card?
OTC items are not eligible if they are normally used for general health, are not used to treat a medical condition (e.g. lotion, shampoo (except for products used to treat dandruff), toilet paper, lip balm) or are cosmetic in nature (e.g. teeth whitening products, wrinkle reducers).
Can I buy laundry soap with my OTC card?
Use your $25 a month to get items like baby wipes, allergy products, pain relief medicine and more. You can also get everyday items like laundry detergent, soap and toothbrushes.
Can I pay my cable bill with my UnitedHealthcare card?
Because the Ucard is not a Master Card, Visa or Discover, we cannot accept the card as a form of payment. To use your Ucard money to pay your utility bill, you must do so through the Ucard hub on your plan's website or call 1-833-853-8587.
Can I buy groceries with my UnitedHealthcare UCard?
Your plan comes with a credit that will be loaded to your UnitedHealthcare UCard® every month to help pay for over-the-counter (OTC) products and healthy food. Shop in-store or online for covered groceries, pain relievers, cold remedies and more.
Can I use my OTC card at Walmart for food?
OTC Food Benefit Card
You can use this card at the following participating retailers: CVS, Walgreens, Family Dollar, Dollar General, and Walmart. You will a receive gray colored OTC card, similar to the example shown, with a maximum $20 monthly limit for purchasing the approved food items items.
What is the utility payment?
A utility bill is a monthly statement of the amount a household owes for any one (or more) of the basic services that generally keep a home operable and comfortable. Examples of utilities include electricity, water and gas.
What does the UnitedHealthcare OTC card pay for?
For eligible members with UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plans, credits will be loaded to your UnitedHealthcare UCard® to help pay for covered over-the-counter (OTC) products. For select plans, members can also use their credits to help pay for healthy food or eligible utility bills.
Can I use my UCard for gas?
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How do I check my UnitedHealthcare OTC balance?
Shop in-store or online for pain relievers, cold remedies, vitamins and more. To find participating stores and check your balance on the UCard Hub, visit the member site to access your account or use the UnitedHealthcare mobile app .
How often can I use my OTC card?
Your OTC benefit can be used multiple times throughout the quarter, not to exceed your benefit allowance. Quarterly benefit periods are distributed as follows: Quarter 1 (January, February and March) Quarter 2 (April, May and June)
Is deodorant OTC approved?
Anti-perspirants/Deodorants
The anti-perspirant component still requires an approved aluminum compound as the active ingredient. Because of this, all anti-perspirant/deodorant products are considered OTC drugs and are regulated by the FDA.
What can you not buy with an OTC card?
OTC items are not eligible for reimbursement if they are normally used for general health, are not used to treat a medical condition (e.g. toothpaste, mouthwash, lotion, shampoo) or are cosmetic in nature (e.g. teeth whitening products, wrinkle reducers). See additional examples in the OTC Chart.
Why won't my Healthy Benefits card work at Walmart?
The benefits card has been used before the 24-hour waiting period after activation is over. The participant has insufficient funds in the benefit account to cover the expense. Non-eligible expenses have been included at the point of sale. (Retry the transaction with the eligible expense only.)
Can I use my UCard at Dollar General?
Good news! Many Dollar General stores are ready to accept UCard payments and more stores are expected to be ready in the months ahead.
What household items can I buy with my OTC card?
- Nicotine replacement therapy items.
- Band aids and first aid supplies.
- Food scales.
- Oral hygiene care products.
- OTC antibiotic creams/ointments.
- OTC antihistamines and allergy sprays.
- OTC cold/cough/flu drugs.
- OTC pain relievers.
How to pay rent with an OTC card?
Rent/Mortgage Assistance
To make a payment, check with your landlord or mortgage company first to make sure they accept Visa and provide them with your OTC card information. Funds will be deducted from your OTC account.
How much is left on my OTC card?
Check your balance: Visit MyBenefitsCenter.com to view your balances. Download the OTC Network app with the App Store or Google Play for another way to access to your balances.