Virginia Premier, one of the largest health insurers in Virginia, today is introducing two new health plans: Medicare Advantage Gold and Medicare Advantage Platinum. These plans demonstrate how Virginia Premier is evolving in its response to the health needs of the state.

Each plan will include an array of enhanced benefits, and will be available in 24 counties in Central Virginia. These offerings join Virginia Premier’s HMO DSNP plan — Virginia Premier Advantage Elite — which was launched at the beginning of 2017. The DSNP plan is also a Medicare Advantage plan, and serves members who are eligible for both

To us, your health is more than just numbers on a piece of paper. It’s feeling well enough to live the life you want.

With Virginia Premier Elite Plus, we’ll be there with you every step of the way to make sure your care is done right. To show you what we mean, we made a little video to explain more about this plan and some of the benefits available to you.

Virginia is experiencing a substance use crisis of overwhelming proportions. Across the Commonwealth, 986 people died due to fatal drug overdoses in 2014. Nearly 80% of these deaths involved prescription opioids or heroin. The Virginia Department of Health reported a 38% increase in deaths from prescription opioid and heroin overdoses between 2012 and 2014 with fatal drug overdoses occurring in counties and cities across Virginia

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