Indiana Consumer Assistance

Hoosier Healthwide
Indiana Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Programs
Website: Eligibility: http://member.indianamedicaid.com/am-i-eligible.aspx; Application: http://member.indianamedicaid.com/apply-for-medicaid.aspx
Phone:
Provides information about Indiana's Medicaid and CHIP programs, including information about eligibility and benefits.

Indiana Department of Insurance
311 W. Washington Street, Suite 100
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
Website: http://www.in.gov/idoi/
Phone: (800) 622-4461 Email: idoi@idoi.in.gov
Assists consumers who have purchased insurance on the individual market or who have insurance through an employer who only does business in Indiana.

Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP)
National Finance Center
P.O. Box 60017
New Orleans, LA 70160-0017
Website: http://www.healthcare.gov/law/provisions/preexisting/states/in.html
Phone: (866) 717-5826
Assists consumers who have been denied health insurance by private insurance companies because of a pre-existing condition.

State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
Indiana Department of Insurance
Website: http://www.in.gov/idoi/2495.htm
Phone: 1-800-452-4800 (toll-free nationwide) Local: (765) 608-2318
Educates and assists Medicare beneficiaries, those eligible for Medicare, and caregivers about Medicare, Medicaid, Medigap, pharmacy assistance programs, and other issues related to health insurance benefits.

U.S. Department of Labor
Employee Benefits Security Administration
200 Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20210
Website: http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/consumer_info_health.html
Phone: (866) 4-USA-DOL (866-487-2365)
Responds to questions, complaints, and disputes regarding insurance through a "self-insured" employer (typically a large company or one with locations in multiple states or countries).

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Website: http://www1.va.gov/health/
Phone: (877) 222-VETS (8387)
Assists veterans with any questions they may have about their coverage.