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Use your Benefit card at your local Safeway

We accept Benefit cards in our stores! Use your card for groceries, over-the-counter (OTC) medications, and more at your next store visit.

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What is covered by your Benefit card?

Your Benefit card puts money in your pocket to shop for eligible products. Check your plan or your payment provider websites for a complete list of what's available to you. Or call the number on the back of your card. We look forward to seeing you in our stores!

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Nutritious foods

Many Benefit cards cover groceries such as fruits and vegetables, or other nutritious foods like fish, poultry, meat, and seafood; most dairy products; and soups and salad kits.

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Over-the-counter medications

Some eligible items may include over-the-counter health and wellness care like pain & allergy relief; cold and flu products; and dental, eye, and ear products.

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Vitamins & supplements

Some wellness products like vitamins and supplements may be covered. Check with your plan or provider for a complete list of what’s covered.

We accept the following Benefit cards in-store:

Did you know your unused balance could expire or rollover? Know when it does so you can spend every dollar, every time. Check with your health plan or call the number on the back of your card to see if or when unused funds expire.

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Fast Facts on Benefit Cards

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What is a Benefit card?

Benefit cards are pre-loaded by major health plans (including Medicare and Medicaid), employers, and local programs with funds to spend on approved items.

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How do you use it?

You can swipe most Benefit cards like a charge card. If your Benefit card has a barcode the cashier will it scan like a coupon. You can use your Benefit card at any Safeway store.

Questions? Benefit card FAQs

If you're enrolled in a  plan that offers supplemental over-the-counter (OTC) or grocery benefits, you're eligible. 

Check with your plan or payment provider to learn more.  Visit their websites. Or call the number on the back of your card.

Not all plans cover the same items. See what is available to you. 

Visit your plan’s website. Or check your payment provider’s website. And feel free to call the number on the back of your card for info. 

Yes! You can use your EBT (SNAP or WIC) card with your Benefit card at Safeway stores.

Ask for your balance by calling your health plan or the number on your card. 

Be sure to ask when your benefits expire or rollover -- monthly, quarterly or annually – so you use every dollar

Your payment provider is the entity that manages Benefit card funds for your health plan or program. Look for their logo on your card. 

Contact them by calling the number on the back of your Benefit card. 

Or check their website. 

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