Legal entity

Sentara Healthcare

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Holds directly

Through subsidiaries

Subsidiaries

Held directly, ever

Medicare contracts

Marketplace issuers

Identifiers

Namespace	Value	Valid
`cms_org_name`	Sentara Health Care (SHC)	2008-10-01 to today
`cms_org_name`	Sentara Healthcare	2006-08-01 to 2011-12-31
`cms_org_name`	Sentara Healthcare	2023-03-01 to 2023-05-31

Owns or controls (11)

Company	Relation	When	Grade
AVMED, INC.	controlled by	start 2022-12-31, no end found (last seen 2025-12-31)	B
AVMED, INC.	controlled by	start 2022-12-31, still true	B
AvMed Health Plans	controlled by	start 2022-12-31, still true	B
OPTIMA HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY	controlled by	at least since 2006-08-01, no end found (last seen 2011-12-31)	B
OPTIMA HEALTH PLAN	controlled by	at least since 2014-01-01, no end found (last seen 2024-04-30)	B
SENTARA HEALTH PLANS	controlled by	at least since 2024-05-01, still true	B
SENTARA LIFE CARE CORPORATION, INC	controlled by	start 2008-10-01, still true	B
SENTARA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE OF NORTH CAROLINA INC	controlled by	at least since 2025-01-01, no end found (last seen 2025-12-31)	B
Sentara Health Insurance Company	controlled by	at least since 2022-01-01, still true	B
VIRGINIA PREMIER HEALTH PLAN, INC.	controlled by	start 2020-10-01, no end found (last seen 2023-12-31)	B
Virginia Premier Health Plan	controlled by	start 2020-04-08, still true	B

Ask about it

resolve_entity(text="Sentara Healthcare")
describe_entity(entity_id="le:000123", on="2026-10-01")          # owners on a date, holdings, events
describe_entity(entity_id="le:000123", scope="group")            # everything under its top parent

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