Tennessee Consumer Assistance Programs
CoverKids
Tennessee Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
Website: www.coverkids.com
Phone: (866) 620-8864 Email: CoverKids@policy-studies.com
Provides information about Tennessee's Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
Health Assist Tennessee
P.O. Box 281858
Nashville, Tennessee 37228
Website: http://www.healthassisttn.org/
Phone: 1-800-269-4038 (toll-free nationwide) Email: info@HealthAssistTN.org
Helps connect Tennesseans with public and private programs to meet health care needs and assists TennCare members with access to medical care.
Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP)
National Finance Center
P.O. Box 60017
New Orleans, LA 70160-00171
Website: http://www.healthcare.gov/law/provisions/preexisting/states/tn.html
Phone: (866) 717-5826
Assists people who have been denied coverage due to a pre-existing condition
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
Tennessee Commission on Aging & Disability
500 Deaderick Street 9th Floor, Andrew Jackson Building
Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0860
Website: www.state.tn.us/comaging/ship.html
Phone: 1-877-801-0044 (toll-free nationwide)
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.
TennCare
Tennessee's Medicaid Program
310 Great Circle Rd.
Nashville, TN 37243
Website: http://www.tn.gov/tenncare/
Phone: Toll-Free: (866) 311-4287
Provides information about Tennessee's Medicaid program including information about eligibility and benefits.
TennCare Partners Advocacy Line
2416 21st Avenue South, Suite 201
Nashville, Tennessee 37212
Website:
Phone: 800-758-1638 (toll-free nationwide)
Serves providers and consumers of TennCare mental health and substance abuse services
Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance
500 James Robertson Parkway, Davy Crockett Tower
Nashville, TN 37243-0565
Website: http://tn.gov/commerce
Phone: (615) 741-4737 Toll-Free: (800) 342-8385 Email: consumer.affairs@tn.gov
Assists consumers who have purchased insurance on the individual market or who have insurance through an employer who only does business in Tennessee.
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.
