Updates 

As mandated by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), employers are required to provide notice to their employees regarding the availability of the Health Insurance Marketplace.

Effective May 15, 2013 Optima Health will cover and pay for monitored anesthesia care (MAC) when administered by an in-network anesthesiologist in an office setting.

Optima Health, in partnership with Delta Dental, is creating a preferred pricing dental program through which dental insurance products can be purchased at the same time as health insurance products for small groups with 2-99 eligible employees.

Optima members in Western Tidewater now have the option of wound care and hyperbaric medicine closer to home.

With the safety of our members in mind, we regularly review Food and Drug Administration (FDA) alerts with both our Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee and Psychiatry Advisory Committee.

Halifax Regional Health System and Sentara Healthcare, parent company of Optima Health, have signed a letter of intent to merge.

All Explanation of Benefits (EOB) statements are housed on a secure portal on the Optima Health member website so members can eliminate paper waste and access their EOBs online.

Halifax Regional Health System located in South Boston, Virginia announced its intent to merge with Sentara Healthcare, the parent of Optima Health..

Members with medical and/or pharmacy benefits administered by Optima Health will be covered for the 2012-2013 influenza season. A list of participating pharmacies is available.

All Explanation of Benefits (EOB) statements are housed on a secure portal on the Optima Health member website so members can eliminate paper waste and access their EOBs online.

Employers can pay insurance premiums online.