Food Assistance

What is the Healthy Food Card? 

Highmark Wholecare’s Diamond plan members have access to a monthly amount of money to buy hundreds of healthy food items, including fresh produce.

Every month, Diamond members will receive $135 which can be used to buy foods at select retailers, online or by the phone. For full details on the program and how to get the most out of this benefit, click here

Activating Your Healthy Food Card

As a new Highmark Wholecare member you have to access healthy food benefits. Before you can use your card, you will have to activate it. There are 3 ways you activate your healthy food card:

Activate Online

Activate online at www.HealthyBenefitsPlus.com/HighmarkWholecare

Activate by Phone

Activate your card by phone by calling: 1-833-832-7306 (TTY 711)

Activate with the Healthy Benefits+ Mobile App 

Click the link to download the Apple App Store Healthy Benefits+ mobile app
Click the link to download the Google Play Store Healthy Benefits+ mobile app

For more questions, please visit HealthyBenefitsPlus.com/HighmarkWholecare or call
1-833-560-1817 (TTY 711)

Health benefits or health benefit administration may be provided by or through Highmark Wholecare, an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (“Highmark Wholecare”). Highmark Wholecare offers HMO plans with a Medicare Contract. Enrollment in these plans depends on contract renewal.

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Last Updated: Oct 1, 2024