Reviewed November 2, 2026. Medicaid itself doesn’t give you an OTC card. A Medicaid OTC card or catalog comes from your Medicaid health plan, which may add an over-the-counter (OTC) allowance as an extra benefit, usually $15 to $75 a month or quarter. Separately, state Medicaid programs cover many OTC medicines when a provider writes
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Reviewed November 2, 2026. NC Medicaid OTC benefits come from two places. NC Medicaid’s pharmacy benefit covers many over-the-counter (OTC) products when a provider writes a prescription, and some NC Medicaid health plans add OTC or grocery money as an extra (value-added) benefit. The only Standard Plan that publishes a general OTC dollar amount is
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Reviewed November 1, 2026. Sentara Community Plan, Sentara Health Plans’ Virginia Medicaid plan, doesn’t list a general OTC allowance or OTC catalog. Instead, its 2026 added benefits include two quarterly product allowances that work like one: up to $20 a quarter for feminine hygiene products and up to $30 a quarter for incontinence products for
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Reviewed November 1, 2026. Virginia Medicaid OTC benefits come from two places. Virginia Medicaid’s pharmacy benefit covers certain over-the-counter (OTC) drugs when a provider prescribes them, and some Cardinal Care health plans add an OTC allowance as an extra benefit. The largest general allowance we found is Humana Healthy Horizons in Virginia, at up to
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Reviewed October 31, 2026. Florida Medicaid OTC benefits are monthly or quarterly allowances that Florida’s Statewide Medicaid Managed Care (SMMC) health plans give members for over-the-counter health items. They are “expanded benefits,” so the amount depends on your plan: Sunshine Health lists $25 a month per household, Humana Healthy Horizons lists $65 a quarter per
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Reviewed October 31, 2026. Texas Medicaid OTC benefits come in two forms. Texas Medicaid’s pharmacy benefit covers some over-the-counter (OTC) drugs on the state formulary, and many Texas Medicaid health plans add an OTC allowance as a “value-added service.” For the September 2026 plan charts, for example, Superior HealthPlan lists $100 a year per household
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Reviewed October 30, 2026. There is no official Medicaid flex card. Medicaid pays for health care, and standard Medicaid benefits don’t include a prepaid card loaded with money to spend. What people call a “Medicaid flex card” is usually one of three things: a Medicaid health plan’s OTC allowance or rewards card, a benefits card
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Reviewed October 30, 2026. With a Humana OTC benefit you can buy eligible over-the-counter health items for yourself: pain relievers, cough, cold and allergy medicine, vitamins, first aid supplies, diabetes supplies, incontinence products, personal care, skin care, bathroom safety items and more. You can’t use it for baby items, cosmetics, contraceptives, regular soap or shampoo,
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Reviewed October 29, 2026. In New York City, the big OTC cards come from Medicare Advantage plans, mostly Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs) for people who have both Medicare and Medicaid. For 2027, examples include UnitedHealthcare Dual Complete NY-YL at $425 a month, VNS Health Total at $318 a month and Healthfirst CompleteCare at
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Reviewed October 29, 2026. Medicaid doesn’t give you a food card or a monthly grocery allowance. Food help for people on Medicaid comes from SNAP, which is paid on an EBT card, and, in some cases, from a Medicaid health plan’s extra benefits or a state nutrition program for people with health needs. If you
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