Louisiana Consumer Assistance

LaCHIP (Louisiana Children’s Health Insurance Program)
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
628 North 4th Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Website: http://bhsfweb.dhh.louisiana.gov/LaCHIP/
Phone: (877) 252-2447 Email: medweb@la.gov
Provides information about Louisiana's Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

Louisiana Department of Insurance
Office of Health Insurance
1702 N. Third Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Website: http://www.ldi.louisiana.gov/
Phone: (225) 219-4770 Toll Free: (800) 259-5301
Assists consumers who have purchased insurance on the individual market or who have insurance through an employer who only does business in Louisiana.

Louisiana Medicaid Agency
Medicaid (Health Services Financing)
628 N. 4th Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-9030
Website: http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/offices/?ID=92
Phone: (225) 342-5774 Hotline: (888) 342-6207
Provides information about Louisiana's Medicaid program including information about eligibility and benefits.

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/la.html
Phone: (866) 717-5826
Assists consumers who have been denied coverage due to a pre-existing condition.

Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP)
Louisiana Department of Insurance
Website: http://www.ldi.state.la.us/Health/SHIIP/index.html
Phone: (225) 342-5301 Toll Free: Toll Free: (800) 259-5301
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

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.