What can I buy with my OTC Healthy Benefits card?

Asked by: Dr. Jan Schowalter Jr.  |  Last update: November 13, 2023
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You can use your benefits to purchase OTC products including allergy medication, cough drops, first aid supplies, oral care, pain relievers, vitamins, and more!

What products can I purchase with my OTC card?

Eligible items include:
  • 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.

What can I buy with OTC benefits?

Use your healthy food, OTC and utility bill credit to:
  • Buy healthy foods like fruits and vegetables, meat, seafood and dairy products.
  • Choose from thousands of OTC products, like toothpaste, first aid necessities, cough drops, bladder control pads and more.
  • Pay utility bills like electricity, gas, water and internet.

Can I buy shampoo with my OTC card?

As a general rule, OTC does not cover anything that is not used to treat a specific medical condition. General health and wellness items used for hygiene maintenance and basic personal care are not covered.

How do I use my OTC card for food?

Once activated, you can use your OTC and Grocery Card for eligible purchases at participating stores. No PIN or signature is required for in-store purchases — it works just like a prepaid card. Go to the checkout lanes, and simply swipe the card for payment.

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Can I buy candy with OTC card?

"You can use your benefits to purchase OTC products including allergy medication, cough drops, first aid supplies, oral care, pain relievers, vitamins, and more," reads the Health Benefits website. Certain items such as soda, candy, chips, and other junk foods are usually not eligible for purchase with the card.

What foods can I get on my Healthy Benefits card?

These include:
  • Fresh or canned fruits and vegetables.
  • Frozen produce and meals.
  • Fresh salad kits.
  • Dairy products.
  • Meat and seafood.
  • Beans and legumes.
  • Pantry staples, like flour, sugar, and spices.
  • Healthy grains, like bread, cereals and pasta.

Is toothpaste covered by OTC card?

OTC (Over-the-Counter) Plus and OTC Card

Staying healthy is easier with a Healthfirst OTC Plus and OTC card. Save on items you use every day, such as toothpaste, eye drops, aspirin, and more, when you shop at participating neighborhood stores and select online retailers, with free home-delivery options available.

Can you buy eggs with the OTC card?

OTC Food Benefit Card

It can be used to purchase eligible food items such as fresh fruits and vegetables, milk, bread, eggs.

Can I withdraw cash from my OTC card?

OTC withdrawals are available up to the daily withdrawal authorization limits, provided the Available Balance in your account is greater than or equal to the cash withdrawal amount requested.

Can I use my Healthy Benefits card at Dollar General?

Should you successfully apply for the plan, you will receive a SCAN Healthy Foods Card that provides you with a 50 dollars quarterly payment, one which you can use to buy healthy food at participating stores such as Walmart, Ralphs, Vons, Albertsons, Food4Less, Safeway, Dollar General, CVS, Walgreens and Rite Aid.

How do I use my Walmart OTC card?

During checkout, use your OTC Card. Approved purchases are automatically paid for up to your approved balance. Any remaining balance will require an additional form of payment. If you are shopping for OTC items at Walmart, you will receive free shipping for orders over $35.

What is OTC spending allowance?

Your OTC benefit helps you save money on a wide range of over-the-counter health and wellness products. You can use your benefit amount to purchase products such as pain relief, first aid, cold and allergy medicine, dental care items and more. Check your OTC catalog for the list of items covered by your benefit.

Can I use OTC card at Dollar General?

In addition to shopping from Medline, members can use their OTC card in-store at CVS, Dollar General, Family Dollar, Rite Aid, Stop & Shop, Walgreens, and Walmart, and at Walmart.com. IMPORTANT: The new 2023 OTC card has a magnetic strip on the back for swiping the card at participating retail stores.

Does OTC card balance roll over?

At the beginning of each calendar quarter, your OTC card is loaded with the quarterly OTC amount for your plan. Your balance does not carry over—try to spend the full amount before the end of each quarter. Don't throw out your card—it will be reloaded at the start of the next calendar quarter.

What can I buy with my OTC card 2023?

Categories of covered OTC items include generic and brand name products for allergy, sinus, cold and flu; pain relief; home health care and daily living; supports, braces and wraps; dental and oral health; eye and ear care; first aid; smoking cessation; diabetes care; foot care; digestive health; incontinence; skin ...

How do I check my OTC card balance?

You can check the balance on your OTC card at any time by:
  1. calling 1‑888‑682‑2400. You will be asked to enter your OTC card number.
  2. or by visiting www.otcmember.com. Once on the site, you will be asked to enter your OTC card number.
  3. or by calling Member Services.

Can I use my Nationsbenefits card at Walmart for groceries?

Q: Can I use my card at Walmart.com? A: No, your card is not accepted at Walmart.com for online purchases. You may use your card for in-store purchases at Walmart.

Where can I use my United healthy food card?

Where can I use my United Healthcare Healthy Benefits Card? The United Healthcare Healthy Benefits Card can be used a stores such as Publix, Krogers, Walmart, Walgreens, Cvs and thousands of other stores that participate in the health food card from UHC.

Can you use OTC card for diapers?

What is covered with your OTC Benefit? Eligible items include OTC remedies or medicines to alleviate or treat illness or injury, dental care items, eye and ear care items, and incontinence supplies (adult diapers). These items do not require a prescription from a healthcare provider.

What is OTC toothpaste?

Toothpastes are pastes, powders, liquids, or other preparations intended for cleaning the teeth. If the product is also intended to prevent the formation of cavities (carries), then it is regulated by the Food and Drug Administration as an Over-The-Counter (OTC) drug.

What is an OTC card?

An OTC Medicare card is provided by private insurance carriers through Medicare Advantage plans. You can use this card to purchase select over-the-counter products at participating locations.

How do I use my Healthy Benefits grocery card?

To shop in store, you can use the website or Healthy Benefits+ mobile app to find a store near you. If you have questions about item eligibility while in store, you can use the mobile app scanner. To checkout, simply scan your card or mobile app barcode at checkout to instantly redeem your benefits.

What can I use my benefits card for?

Where can you use the Benefits Card? IRS regulations allow you to use the Benefits Cards in participating pharmacies, mail-order pharmacies, discount stores, department stores and supermarkets that can identify FSA/HRA eligible items at checkout and accept MasterCard® prepaid cards.

How do I use my Walmart Healthy Food Benefit card?

At Walmart, Vons, Albertsons, Pavilions, and Safeway follow these instructions:
  1. Bring your groceries to the cashier. ...
  2. After the cashier totals all your items, have them scan the barcode on your Healthy Savings Card. ...
  3. Get your card back from the cashier.