Medicaid Open Enrollment
Open enrollment is the time of year when you can change your Medicaid health plan. Open enrollment dates depend on where you live and the type of Medicaid coverage that you receive. Find your plan and area below to see when open enrollment will happen next in your region:
Optima Family Care
Medallion 4.0 Expansion Members
- Each year
- November 1 – December 31
Medallion 4.0 Expansion Members receive yellow letters from the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS).
Medallion 4.0 Non-Expansion Members by region
Tidewater
- Each year
- February 19 – April 30
Accomack, Chesapeake, Gloucester, Hampton, Isle of Wight, James City, Newport News, Norfolk, Northampton, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg, York
Central
- Each year
- April 19 – June 30
Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Colonial Heights, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Emporia, Essex, Franklin City, Fredericksburg, Goochland, Greensville, Hanover, Henrico, Hopewell, King & Queen, King George, King William, Lancaster, Lunenburg, Mathews, Mecklenburg, Middlesex, New Kent, Northumberland, Nottoway, Petersburg, Powhatan, Prince Edward, Prince George, Richmond City, Richmond County, Southampton, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Surry, Sussex, Westmoreland
Northern VA
- Each year
- June 19 – August 31
Alexandria, Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax City, Fairfax County, Falls Church, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun, Manassas Park, Manassas City, Page, Prince William, Rappahannock, Shenandoah, Warren, Winchester
Charlottesville/Western/Halifax
- Each year
- August 19 – October 31
Albemarle, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Charlottesville, Danville, Fluvanna, Greene, Halifax, Harrisonburg, Louisa, Lynchburg, Madison, Nelson, Orange, Pittsylvania, Rockingham, Staunton, Waynesboro
Southwest
- 2021
- December 19, 2021 – February 28, 2022
Bland, Bristol, Buchanan, Carroll, Dickerson, Galax, Grayson, Lee, Norton, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, Wise
Roanoke/Alleghany
- 2021
- December 19, 2021 – February 28, 2022
Alleghany, Bath, Bedford City, Bedford County, Botetourt, Buena Vista, Covington, Craig, Floyd, Franklin County, Giles, Henry, Highland, Lexington, Martinsville, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski, Radford, Roanoke City, Roanoke County, Rockbridge, Salem, Wythe
Optima Health Community Care
- Each year
- October 1 through December 18, in all regions