Virginia Health Options (VHO)

VHO ACCOMPLISHES ITS MISSION BY ADVISING INDIVIDUALS REGARDING THEIR AVAILABLE OPTIONS FOR INSURANCE PROGRAMS - EMPLOYER-BASED, ACA INSURANCE, MEDICAID OR MEDICARE - AND HELPING INDIVIDUALS ENROLL IN APPROPRIATE INSURANCE AND HEALTHCARE PROGRAMS AND HELPING INDIVIDUALS UNDERSTAND HOW TO USE THEIR HEALTH INSURANCE EFFECTIVELY. VHO ALSO ACTS AS A LINK BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND PROVIDERS IN THE COMMUNITY TO ENSURE THAT INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR SPECIAL PROGRAMS ARE PROPERLY ENROLLED AND SERVED.VHO also manages a growing program that expands the population of People Living with HIV (PLWH) served in clinics to private infectious disease practices in Northern Virginia. VHOs role is to ensure that eligible Ryan White clients in these practices have access to Case Management (both non-medical and medical case management), out-patient ambulatory health services (OAHS), health insurance copay and deductible assistance, medical transportation, emergency assistance through food vouchers, and access to mental health services and referrals to other support services (eg: Oral Health, Housing). Since March, 2016 the Nexus program client population has increased from 32 clients to 197.