Our Mission
Virginia Premier’s mission is to inspire healthy living within the communities we serve with a focus on those in need. We do this through innovation, strategic partnerships and industry-leading health care.
Our History
Founded in 1995 as a Medicaid HMO, Virginia Premier is a nonprofit managed care organization in the Commonwealth, now serving more than 280,000 members statewide. We offer Medicare insurance plans. Virginia Premier is owned by the integrated, not-for-profit health system Sentara Healthcare, based in Norfolk, VA.
Our Business
Virginia Premier provides quality health plans:
Medicare Advantage
Our Advantage Elite (HMO D-SNP) plan coordinates care for members receiving both Medicare and Medicaid.
Sentara Healthcare’s Brand Engagement department filters all media requests.
To obtain information for a news story or request an interview with a Virginia Premier executive, staff member, or health plan member, please contact us via email or media pager. Please call/text the media pager for urgent requests as it is staffed 24/7 by a member of the Sentara Brand Engagement team.
Sentara media pager: 757-671-4971
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Email: news@sentara.com
