MetroPlusHealth Wellness Card Essential Plan Members
Essential Plan Members
New for 2026, members get $112 per quarter on their wellness card, that’s $448 per year!
One wellness card, two great benefits!
- Essential Plan members can enjoy the MetroPlusHealth Wellness Card, offering $112 every quarter to spend on healthy groceries and OTC items at 3,500 NYC retailers.
- Get $112 every quarter to spend on healthy groceries and over-the-counter items.
At MetroPlusHealth, we make staying healthy simple and rewarding—helping you access nutritious foods, wellness essentials, and valuable incentives with ease.
Use the card at popular stores
✔ It’s good at over 3,500 independent retailers.
- Get $112 every quarter to spend on healthy groceries and over-the-counter items. Get food, groceries, toilet rolls, toothbrushes, other personal care items, and over-the-counter items at more than 3,500 stores. Every three months, we’ll put $112 onto your card ($448 total each year).*
- Earn up to $448 for doing healthy things1 Get a flu shot, see your primary care doctor, or other healthy activity. Reward dollars will be loaded onto your Wellness card.
MetroPlusHealth Member Rewards Program (examples)
| $25 See your primary care doctor (for new members) | $25 Get a flu shot | $25 Breast cancer screening |
| $25 Diabetes eye exam | $25 Colon cancer screening | $25 Kidney health testing |
| $25 Statin medicine refill (90-day) | $25 Cervical cancer screening | $25 Chlamydia screening |
NOTE: Sign up through the MetroPlusHealth member portal to receive your card:
members.metroplus.org/. Click on ‘My Rewards’ to complete the registration process.
*Be sure to use your OTC funds within the quarter. Unused balances do not roll over to the next quarter.
1 Calculated with new member who is a 45-year-old woman with asthma, diabetes, and high blood pressure.
last updated: January 12, 2026