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Flex Card Benefits With Anthem
What Is A Flex Card?
A flex card such as the Anthem Benefits Prepaid Card gives you convenient access to benefits your Anthem Medicare Advantage plan provides. It works just like a prepaid credit or debit card and can have multiple options for use, including online purchases. Use it for those expenses you are eligible to receive an allowance for such as groceries1, 2, over-the-counter health items, and utilities1, 2. We make it all easy by pre-loading the card with your spending amounts so it’s ready for use.
Can I Get A Flex Card From Anthem?
Anthem’s new Benefits Prepaid Card is a flex card that gives you spending options that vary by plan and member eligibility. Your Anthem Benefits Prepaid Card makes it easy for you to use your Anthem Medicare Advantage Plan benefits to help cover the cost of the things you need, including:
- Over-The-Counter Health Items — a quarterly spending allowance for everyday purchases such as toothpaste, vitamins, and more at participating retailers
- Groceries1, 2 — a monthly spending allowance for the purchase of healthy grocery items such as fresh meats and vegetables, frozen meats, dairy items, canned goods, and more at participating stores near you
- Utilities1, 2 — a quarterly spending allowance toward the payment of household utilities1, 2 including gas, electric, water, and sewer. It can also be used with your internet and cellular providers
- Fitness Program — an annual or monthly spending allowance for fees required at sports facilities for golf, swimming, tennis, and more
- Dental, Vision, and Hearing Allowance — an annual spending allowance to help with out-of-pocket costs related to your dental, vision, or hearing needs
- Everyday Options Allowance — a monthly allowance that lets you combine certain benefits like over-the-counter items, groceries1, 2, utilities1, 2, and more into a single spending account
Benefits may vary based on where you live and the plan you choose.
How Do I Get An Anthem Benefits Prepaid Card?
You may qualify for an Anthem Benefits Prepaid Card when you sign up for one of Anthem’s Medicare Advantage plans. These plans combine Medicare Parts A, B, and D and may include extras like the Benefits Prepaid Card. Think of your flex card as a perk for having an Anthem Medicare Advantage plan.
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1 Members may receive a monthly or quarterly allowance in the form of a benefits prepaid card to pay for a wide range of approved groceries and utilities. Unused amounts will expire at the end of the month or quarter. Benefits vary by plan.
2 Depending on your plan, the benefits listed may be available through the Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design Model or to eligible members as Special Supplemental Benefits for the Chronically Ill (SSBCI). You may qualify for SSBCI if you have a high risk for hospitalization and require intensive care coordination to manage chronic conditions such as Chronic Kidney Diseases, Chronic Lung Disorders, Cardiovascular Disorders, Chronic Heart Failure, or Diabetes. For a full list of chronic conditions or to learn more about other eligibility requirements needed to qualify for SSBCI benefits, please refer to Chapter 4 in the plan's Evidence of Coverage.
The Benefits Mastercard® Prepaid Card is issued by The Bancorp Bank, N.A., Member FDIC, pursuant to license by Mastercard International Incorporated. Mastercard is a registered trademark, and the circles design is a trademark of Mastercard International Incorporated. This is a benefits card that can only be used at certain Mastercard merchants participating in this program and will be authorized for qualified purchases as set forth in your Terms and Conditions. Valid only in the U.S. No cash access. Other languages are available upon request.
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, a Medicare Advantage Organization with a Medicare Contract in Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, New Hampshire, Nevada, New York, Ohio and Wisconsin, offer HMO, HMO D-SNP, HMO C-SNP, HMO I-SNP, LPPO, LPPO D-SNP and/or RPPO. Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield offers PDP plans in Colorado, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Virginia and Wisconsin. Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield HMO D-SNP and LPPO D-SNP plans contract with state Medicaid programs. Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Retiree Solutions, a Medicare Organization with a Medicare Contract in New York, offers LPPO plans. Enrollment in Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Retiree Solutions plans depend on contract renewal.