Missouri was ranked #38 in the 2009 ranking of the healthiest states by the United Health Foundation.
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The state's best and worst category rankings:
See the United Health Foundation's latest findings on Missouri.
Missouri Health Insurance Pool
Phone 1-800-843-6447 (All but NW Missouri)
Phone 1-800-645-8346 (NW Missouri)
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Starting in 2010, Missouri will offer health coverage to residents through the federally established temporary high-risk pool program. To find out more about Missouri's participation, click here.
Risk pools are state-sponsored programs to help people with a history of medical problems in their family to purchase coverage. These pools are for people who can afford to buy health insurance, but are not able to get underwritten in the private market because of a pre-existing health condition. These programs can vary significantly from state to state in price, benefits and number of people served. Often insurance companies doing business in the state are required to contribute to the pool to keep it in the black. In the best cases, they allow people to be able to switch jobs or become self-employed without the fear of losing their health insurance coverage. Read more about risk pools here.
Cover The Uninsured is a national effort to highlight the fact that too many Americans are living without health insurance and to demand solutions from our nation's leaders. Read more information on its efforts. It is a project of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Georgetown University's Health Policy Institute has researched and written state-by-state guides for finding and keeping health insurance. It updates these guides as federal and state policies change. A number of non-profit organizations help fund its research. Learn more about the Health Policy Institute.
Review Georgetown's guide for Missouri.
US News does an annual ranking of what it considers the best health insurance plans in each state.
Visit its reports on various health insurance or medical insurance plans being offered in Missouri.
Missouri Department of Insurance -- Health Insurance page -- links to publications provided by the State of Missouri.
MO HealthNet Division (Medicaid) -- the purpose of the MO HealthNet Division is to purchase and monitor health care services for low income and vulnerable citizens of the State of Missouri.
MO HealthNet for Kids -- part of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), it is a health insurance program for children of low-income families.
Cover Missouri – Cover Missouri is a project of the Missouri Foundation for Health to develop, publish, and promote specific policy recommendations to increase the number of Missourians with health coverage.
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Health insurance companies in Missouri. Get health plan pricing for these companies. Aetna Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri BlueCross BlueShield of Kansas City Celtic Ins. Co. Coventry Health Care of Kansas Inc. Golden Rule Group Health Plan Humana Mercy Health Plans |
Contact your federal officials. All Americans need your help to demand that Congress continue to support health care legislation that will make health insurance affordable and accessible to all Americans.
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon
Room 216, State Capitol Building
Jefferson City MO 65101
PHONE: (573) 751-3222
Contact by e-mail
Contact your Missouri State Senator and State Representative
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Find licensed physicians near you. Each state is home to organizations that can help you find and research physicians, offering online information about a physician's license, schooling, practice information and more.
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