{"id":24762,"date":"2026-06-23T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?guid=b2017cdde5c9fd23a24e93b2e20a96ed"},"modified":"2026-06-23T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T14:00:00","slug":"nationsbenefits-redefines-access-through-national-expansion-of-integrated-wellness-otc-and-nutrition-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?p=24762","title":{"rendered":"NationsBenefits Redefines Access Through National Expansion of Integrated Wellness, OTC, and Nutrition Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"

PLANTATION, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#NationsBenefits<\/a>--NationsBenefits\u00ae<\/a>, the leading healthcare fintech and benefits platform, today announced a collaboration with Sam\u2019s Club<\/a> to expand access to nutritious food and over-the-counter (OTC) essentials for millions of health plan and Sam's Club members nationwide. This collaboration enables health plan members to use their NationsBenefits Mastercard\u00ae Prepaid Flex Card<\/a>* with clarity, offering them the flexibility to make health choices at the places they already frequent.<\/p><\/a><\/a>

\nThe infrastructure serves as a centralized point of care, layering NationsBenefits capability in nutrition support and behavioral incentives onto every retail touchpoint. In addition, Sam\u2019s Club Pharmacy further supports connected care with prescription refills, immunizations, and medication counseling, allowing health plan members to complete grocery, OTC, and pharmacy needs in one trip.<\/p>

\n\u201cHealth plan members need clarity, not complexity,\u201d said Michael Parker, Co-CEO, NationsBenefits. \u201cBy integrating the NationsBenefits Flex Card and proprietary fintech infrastructure with Sam\u2019s Club\u2019s nationwide, we connect pharmacy, covered food and OTC<\/a> purchases to benefits, which helps improve checkout eligibility and clarity, reduce denials, and turn everyday shopping into measurable adherence and better health outcomes.\u201d<\/p>

\nThis collaboration deepens the strategic relationship between the two organizations, building upon NationsBenefits\u2019 role in leading the national expansion and transformation of Sam\u2019s Club Hearing Centers<\/a> across the country. By layering these new pharmacy, grocery and OTC capabilities onto the hearing care delivered through NationsHearing in-club, the platform creates a powerful, unified health ecosystem. This type of care integration delivers compounding clinical value, with American Journal of Managed Care data<\/a> showing that when health plan members actively engage with their grocery benefits, it acts as a gateway to broader adherence, driving a 6.6% relative increase in annual wellness visits and a 4.9% increase in primary care doctor visits. Members can now seamlessly manage their hearing health, nutritional choices, and everyday OTC needs all within a connected health journey.<\/p>

\nThis collaboration also bridges persistent access gaps by bringing benefits to widely accessible retail locations and turning coverage into healthy, day-to-day purchasing. Operationally, this is how it works:<\/p>