InComm Healthcare Expands Grocery Partnerships With United Supermarkets

Members of participating health plans can now use supplemental benefit cards to purchase eligible products at United Supermarkets stores

ATLANTA, Sept. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- InComm Payments, a leading payments technology company, today announced that its InComm Healthcare business unit has welcomed Albertsons Companies, Inc.'s United Supermarkets grocery stores to the OTC Network^®. Access to this network enables retailers to accept health plan supplemental benefit funds as payment for eligible nutritious foods, over-the-counter (OTC) medications and other wellness products.

"Health plans strive to make their members' benefits as easy to manage and seamless to redeem as possible, and our role is to support that goal with a widespread retail network," said Dave Etling, Senior Vice President and General Manager at InComm Healthcare. "Partnering with United Supermarkets is an excellent opportunity to ensure more people across the Southwest region can use their benefit cards at grocery stores located conveniently within their communities."

Consumers who receive benefits on InComm Healthcare's Dual Network Benefit Card™ can now use their plan-sponsored funds to purchase eligible items at United Supermarkets, Market Street, Amigos and Albertsons Market locations across Texas and New Mexico. The benefit cards are already accepted at other Albertsons Cos. stores including Albertsons, Safeway, Tom Thumb, Randalls, Vons, Jewel-Osco, ACME and Shaw's.

"Through this collaboration with InComm Healthcare, our guests at United Supermarkets stores can now conveniently apply their supplemental benefit funds towards a range of qualifying food and wellness products to help support their health and nutritional needs," said Tony Crumpton, Chief Merchandising Officer at The United Family. "This partnership is another step towards ensuring that individuals in our communities have access to the essentials for maintaining a wellness-focused lifestyle."

InComm Healthcare's Dual Network Benefit Card gives Medicare Advantage, Medicaid and other health plans the ability to easily add more than one supplemental benefit, reward or healthy foods program to a single member card. Cardholders can use these benefit funds on purchases that are configurated to the health plan's program requirements, which may include select OTC medicines, wellness items, groceries and more. The cards are loaded with more than $2.5 billion in supplemental benefit funds annually and are accepted at more than 70,000 retail locations in the OTC Network.

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About InComm Payments
InComm Payments is an innovative global payments technology provider. Leveraging dynamic technology and proven expertise, InComm Payments delivers enhanced end-to-end payment platforms and emerging financial technology solutions through a single integration, helping businesses grow across a wide range of industries including retail, healthcare, tolling & transit, incentives, mobile payments, digital currencies and financial services. By enabling omnichannel connections and alternative payment options to an ever-expanding consumer base in an increasingly digital ecosystem, InComm Payments creates seamless and valuable commerce experiences across the globe. With three decades of experience, over 525,000 points of retail and online distribution, 412 global patents and a presence in more than 40 countries, InComm Payments leads the payments industry from its headquarters in Atlanta, Ga. Learn more at www.InCommPayments.com. 

About InComm Healthcare
InComm Healthcare is the leader in innovative payment platforms and restricted-spend capabilities, serving more than 320 healthcare plans and reaching 10 million cardholders. Our proprietary OTC Network currently consists of more than 70,000 retailer locations. Our online and mail-order options give your members the convenience they expect. Our Dual Network Benefit Card™ is revolutionizing supplemental benefits and incentives by allowing the flexibility to combine multiple benefits all on one card, including OTC products, healthy foods, wellness incentives, produce/meal delivery, dental/vision/hearing, and more. InComm Benefits, a new division serving the employer market, elevates employee benefits in the area of Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Savings Account (FSA) services. InComm Benefits' unique HSA and FSA solutions simplify expense management and encourage user engagement to drive higher adoption rates and satisfaction. Learn more at https://www.incomm.com/products/healthcare-solutions.

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