Missouri Health Insurance

How healthy is living in Missouri?

See the United Health Foundation's latest findings on Missouri.

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Does Missouri have a risk pool for the uninsurable?

Missouri Health Insurance Pool
Toll-free 1-800-843-6447 (outstate)
Toll-free 1-800-645-8346 (Kansas City metro area)

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 poolto 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. Find more on risk pools here.

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Cover The Uninsured's guide on finding health insurance in Missouri

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.

• Cover The Uninsured's facts on the uninsured in Missouri.
• Its guide on how to find health insurance in Missouri.
• Materiales En Español -- Guías para encontrar cobertura de seguro de salud.

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Georgetown University's Guide to Health Insurance in Missouri

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 contribute to funding its research. Find more on the Health Policy Institute.

• Georgetown's guide for Missouri.

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News headlines on Missouri health insurance

Find the most recent headlines on health insurance in Missouri at Google News or Yahoo News.

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Want single-payer health care? Concerned about the uninsured?
Contact your elected officials about health care issues

Contact your federal officials. Phone calls are best. Faxes are good, too. Since 9-11 postal mail creates long delays, and many members of Congress simply do not take e-mail seriously -- however, since e-mail is so easy it doesn't hurt to do that, too. Members of the Senate and Congress will usually ignore any correspondence that is not from their district, so its not desirable to blanket e-mail them (this type of abuse is why many do not view it favorably). The Electronic Frontier Foundation has a guide on how to contact your elected officials, including a valuable list of dos and dont's.

• Contact the White House
  Phone: toll free 1-800-671-7887 (ask for the Comment Line)
  FAX: 1 202-456-2461 (fax)
  E-mail:comments@whitehouse.gov
  
  
• Find contact information on your U.S. Representative
  Locate by using your ZIP Code
  Or if you know who your representative is, simply call the Capitol Switchboard toll-free at 1-800-962-3524

• Senator Christopher Bond
  PHONE: 202-224-5721 (DC office)
  FAX: not available (DC office)
  Local offices
  Contact by E-mail

• Senator Claire McCaskill
  PHONE: 202-224-6154 (DC office)
  FAX: 202-224-228-6326 (DC office)
  Local offices
  Contact by E-mail
  
  

Contact your state officials:

• Missouri Governor Matt Blunt
  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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USNews health insurance rankings 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.

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Official State Goverment Sites with Missouri Health Insurance Information

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.