Medicare Advantage OTC card arrives.

MEDICARE Part C; MEDICAL care; POINT-of-sale systems; NONPRESCRIPTION drugs; WADE, Devin; INCOMM Inc.; MEDAGATE (Company)

The article focuses on the creation of OTCNetwork, a prepaid point-of-sale card, designed for Medicare Advantage (MA) patients to purchase over-the-counter (OTC) products as developed by InComm Inc. and health plan provider Medagate in the U.S. It states that MA plan holders are given OTC benefits with the use of prepaid card to pay for nonprescription products and other covered items. Devin Wade of Medagate noted that the network is the first solution to provide access on a national basis.