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Employer News Q3 September 2024
In This Issue: Keeping Members in the Loop: Member Communications Enhancements, Check Out the New Employer Portal, Now Available: Digital Member Guides, Prioritize Your Well-being, Back to School Reminders, Dr. Melvin T. Pinn, Jr. Quality Excellence Award 2024 Recipient: Dr. Walker A. Julliard, and more.Employer News Q2 June 2024
In This Issue: Self-Service Password Reset, New: Ordering ID Cards Through the e3 Web Enrollment Tool, Cultivate a Culture of Well-being, Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Question Unsolicited Communications, Water Safety, and more.Employer News Q1 March 2024
In This Issue: Sentara Health Plans: New Name, Same Great Benefits, Our Email Address Has Changed, February Was American Heart Month; Heart-healthy Eating; Colorectal (Colon) Cancer: What Should I Know About Screening?, Low Back Pain Prevention, and more. A quarterly newsletter about your health plan membership.Employers can order ID cards through e3 Web Enrollment
The e3 Web Enrollment tool has a new update! Employers with access to this tool can now print or order ID cards for members.Data Collection Updates for RxDC Reporting
Sentara Health Plans is in the process of gathering the required data to meet the RxDC reporting timelines under the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA).Employer News 4th Quarter December 2023
A quarterly newsletter about your health plan benefits.Employer News Quarter 3 September 2023
In This Issue: We’re Moving and Other Important Updates, New Password Requirements, Introducing Sentara Health Plans, Getting Back Into the School Routine, Heart Disease: Heart Attack Symptoms, Risk, and Recovery, and more.CAA Gag Clause Prohibition Compliance Attestation
Optima Health continues to review the requirements under the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA).Employer News 2nd Quarter June 2023
A quarterly newsletter about your health plan benefits.Employer News 1st Quarter 2023
A quarterly newsletter about your health plan benefits.Temporary Provisions to Waive Cost Sharing for COVID-19 Testing and Related Visits Ending May 11, 2023
BusinessEDGE® and Fully Insured Employers*: Optima Health has continuously monitored the spread of COVID-19 to keep your employees informed of the latest developments and how these changes could affect their health plan.Bon Secours Remains in Network
We are excited to share with you that Bon Secours Health System will remain as part of the Optima Health provider network.Celebrating Small Businesses
Optima Health is always looking for ways to celebrate local businesses and recognize your impact on our community.Welcoming Valley Health Back To Our Network
We are happy to announce that Valley Health is re-joining our Optima Health commercial and individual product network starting on January 1, 2023.We're Moving and Other Important Updates
As you may have heard, Optima Health will change its branding and become Sentara Health Plans as we enter 2024. As we work toward unification with our parent company, Sentara Health, we will update you on our progress toward this goal.Employer News 4th Quarter December 2022
A quarterly newsletter about your health plan benefits.Exciting Vendor Changes
Optima Health continuously looks for ways to improve benefits and services and increase cost efficiencies for its employer groups and members. As a result of these efforts, we have made the strategic decision to change our pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) from OptumRx® to Express Scripts (ESI) and our vision services vendor from Eyemed to VSP Vision Care (VSP) for all lines of business, effective January 1, 2023 (regardless of the group’s effective date).Employer News 3rd Quarter August 2022
A quarterly newsletter about your health plan benefits.Medical Loss Ratio Rebates for 2021 Tax Year
Based on our final assessment, we will not issue rebates for our regulatory fully insured small and large group clients for plan year 2021.