High Risk Health Pools and Plans by State State Program Contact Alabama Alabama Health 1-866-833-3375 Insurance Plan 1-334-263-8311 http://www.alseib.org/healthinsurance/ahip/ Alaska Alaska Comprehensive 1-888-290-0616 Health Insurance 1-907-269-7900 Association http://www.achia.com Arizona Arkansas Arkansas Comprehensive 1-800-285-6477 Health Insurance Plan California CA Major Risk Medical 1-800-289-6574 Insurance Program http://www.mrmib.ca.gov /MRMIB/MRMIP.html Colorado Colorado Uninsurable 1-866-787-9129 Health Insurance Plan 1-303-863-1960 http://www.covercolorado.org Connecticut Connecticut Health 1-800-842-0004 Reinsurance Association Delaware Florida Florida Comprehensive 1-850-309-1200 Health Association Georgia Assignment Assistance Keisha Lewis Program 404-656-2144
Hawaii Idaho Individual High Risk Reinsurance 1-800-721-3272 Idaho Pool Illinois Illinois Comprehensive 1-217-782-6333 Health Insurance Plan 1-866-851-2751 http://www.chip.state.il.us /chip.htm Indiana Indiana Comprehensive 1-317-614-2000 Health Insurance Association 1-800-552-7921 Iowa Health Insurance Plan of Iowa 1-877-793-6880 Kansas Kansas Health Insurance Association 1-800-362-9290 Kentucky Kentucky Access 1-866-405-6145 Louisiana Louisiana Health Plan http://www.lahealthplan.org 1-504-926-6245 1-800-736-0947 Maine Maryland Maryland Health Insurance 1-888-444-9016 Plan http://www.marylandhealthinsuranceplan.state.md.us/ Massachusetts Michigan Blue Cross Blue Shield 1-800-889-2659
Minnesota Minnesota Comprehensive 1-866-894-8053 Health Association http://www.mchamn.com Mississippi Mississippi Comprehensive 1-888-820-9400 Health Insurance Risk Pool Association http://www.doi.state.ms.us/ mchirpa.html Missouri Missouri Health Insurance 1-816-531-6405 Pool 1-800-821-2231 http://www.mhip.org/ Montana Montana Comprehensive 1-800-447-7828 Health Association http://www.mthealth.org/ Nebraska Nebraska Comprehensive 1-402-343-3574 Health Insurance Pool 1-877-348-4304 http://www.state.ne.us/home /NDOI/brochure/b_chip.htm Nevada New Hampshire New Hampshire High Risk 1-877-888-6447 Health Insurance Pool http://www.nhhealthplan.org/ New Jersey New Mexico New Mexico Comprehensive 1-505-622-4711 Health Insurance Pool New York North Carolina Health Insurance Risk Pool North Carolina (NCHIRP) 1-866-665-2117
North Dakota Comprehensive Health 1-800-737-0016 Association of North Dakota 1-701-277-2271 http://www.state.nd.us/ndins //consinfo/comphealth.html Ohio Oklahoma Oklahoma Health Insurance 1-913-362-0040 High Risk Pool 1-800-255-6065 Oregon Oregon Medical Insurance 1-800-848-7280 Pool 1-503-225-6620 http://www.omip.state.or.us/ Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Carolina Health 1-800-868-2500 Insurance Pool ext. 42757 1-803-788-0500 ext. 42757 South Dakota South Dakota Risk Pool 1-605-773-3148 http://www.state.sd.us/bop/ RiskPool.htm Tennessee Tennessee Comprehensive 1-888-486-9355 Insurance Pool http://www.state.tn.us/tencare Texas Texas Health Insurance Risk 1-888-398-3927 Pool http://www.txhealthpool.org Utah Utah Comprehensive Health 1-800-705-9173
Insurance Pool Vermont Virginia Washington Washington State Health 1-800-877-5187 Insurance Pool West Virginia West Virginia Health Insurance Plan 1-866-445-8491 Wisconsin Wisconsin Health Insurance 1-800-828-4777 Risk Sharing Plan http://www.dhfs.state.wi.us/ hirsp/index.htm Wyoming Wyoming Health Insurance 1-800-442-2376 Pool 1-307-634-1393
Enrollment/Waiting Period for Pre-Existing Conditions Open to new enrollees* - No waiting period *Limited to high-risk individuals eligible under the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 Open to new enrollees - 3 month waiting period NOTE: Currently there is also a 12 to 18 month waiting list (Time on the waiting list is credited toward the waiting period if on waiting list for more than 6 months) Closed to new enrollees - effective 6/30/91
Open to new enrollees - 3 month waiting period Open to new enrollees - 3 month waiting period NOTE: Currently there is also a 3 month wait list Open to new enrollees - 1 month waiting period Individual Plans Open to new enrollees 6 month wait on pre-existing
on pre existing on pre existing Open to new enrollees - 9 month waiting period
Open to new enrollees - no waiting period Open to new enrollees - no waiting period