The MHIP Board of Directors monthly teleconference call will be held on Thursday, September 3rd at 2:00pm. The dial-in number is 1-888-904-9570 and the meeting code is 7401495. The public is welcome to participate.
* The MHIP will cover the H1N1 vaccine once it is approved by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and is available to the general public. We will inform our enrollees when more information becomes available.
The Missouri Health Insurance Pool will be holding the annual meeting Thursday, July 16 at the InterContinental hotel at the Plaza. The public is welcome to attend after 9:30am.
HCTC Update: March 4, 2009:
The tax credit is increasing from 65% to 80% of qualified health insurance premiums. If you are a monthly HCTC participant, the 80% tax credit amount will be reflected on your HCTC invoice beginning in April 2009.
Newly-enrolled participants will soon be able to receive a credit on their HCTC account for qualified health insurance payments they paid while enrolling in the monthly HCTC Program. The HCTC Program will begin offering this option in August 2009.
The HCTC will be available to your family members for a longer period of time. Beginning in January 2010, qualified family members may continue receiving the HCTC for up to 24 months after the primary eligible individual is no longer receiving the HCTC due to certain life events, including:
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Enrollment in Medicare
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Divorce
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Death
* Effective 1/1/2009, the prescription drug benefit will be administered by Catalyst Rx. Information regarding this change will be included in the open enrollment packets and should be sent to MHIP current enrollees the week of 11/24/2008.
Effective 1/1/09, agents/brokers will be paid a fee of $150 for new MHIP applications that are submitted, approved and remains an active member for a minimum of 60 consecutive days.
* MHIP is now the state qualified HCTC (Health Coverage Tax Credit) plan.
The HCTC is a federal tax credit that pays 65% of qualified health insurance premiums for eligible individuals and their family members. If you are eligible, the HCTC is available to you monthly as premiums become due, yearly when you file your federal tax return, or a combination of both.
The Congress created the HCTC Program to help:
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workers who lost their jobs due to trade and qualified for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) or Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance (ATAA)
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retirees, over age 55, whose pensions were taken over by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)
The HCTC legislation also provided that family members of these trade-affected workers and retirees can receive the tax credit.
Individuals eligible for state-based continuation coverage should contact their current health plan for information.
The link below is provided to find out if you are eligible for the HCTC and the requirements.
Are you interested in receiving the HCTC?
Effective January 1, 2008 new legislation implemented important provisions to help reduce the number of Missourians without health insurance through portability and fairer tax treatment among all consumers of health care. The legislation formally designated MHIP as a HIPAA-qualified pool, and the State Alternative Mechanism for the state residents whom qualify as a federally defined Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) eligible individual. The bill also designates the MHIP as a qualified coverage option under the Trade Adjustment Assistance Act (TAA). This designation provides a tax deduction for all Missourian for health insurance premiums included in their federally adjusted gross income.
(Click Here) For Additional HIPAA and TAA Information
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FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE RESOURCES
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American Kidney Fund--------------------------------------------------------
6110 Executive Blvd., Suite 1010, Rockville, MD. 20852
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http://www.kidneyfund.org/ - Contact Patient Services Department at 800-638-8299 for financial assistance programs.
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Brain Tumor Society------------------------------------------------------------
124 Watertown St., Suite 3H, Watertown, MA. 02472
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http://www.tbts.org – Contact BTS CARES Financial Assistance Program at 800-770-8287. Also can fill out BTS CARES Application from their website for financial assistance.
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Cancer Care----------------------------------------------------------------------
275 Seventh Ave., Floor 22, New York, NY. 10001
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Contact Jane Levy-Director of Patient Assistance Programs at 800-813-4673.
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Caring Voice Coalition, Inc.---------------------------------------------------
8249 Meadowbridge Rd., Mechanicsville, VA. 23116
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www.caringvoice.org – Contact Doyle Hull-Director of Patient Services
at 888-267-1440 for premium & copayment assistance.
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Chronic Disease Fund---------------------------------------------------------
10880 John W. Elliott Dr., Suite 400, Frisco, TX. 75034
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www.cdfund.org – Contact 877-968-7233 for assistance.
Prescription financial assistance for certain diseases.
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Colorectal Care Line------------------------------------------------------------
700 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Suite 101, Newport News, VA. 23606
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http://www.colorectalcareline.org/ - Contact 866-657-8634.
Financial assistance applications are completed via phone.
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Co-Pay Relief Program--------------------------------------------------------
700 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Newport News, VA. 23606
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http://www.copays.org – Contact 866-512-3861 for prescription copay assistance.
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HealthWell Foundation---------------------------------------------------------
P.O. Box 4133, Gaithersburg, MD. 20878
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www.healthwellfoundation.org – Contact 800-675-8416.
Financial assistance for insurance copayments, coinsurance, premiums & prescriptions.
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Leukemia & Lymphoma Society---------------------------------------------
1311 Mamaroneck Ave., Suite 310, White Plains, NY. 10605
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http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_page?item_id=4603 – Contact 877-557-2672 for copay assistance program. There are 2 Missouri locations:
Mid-America Chapter
6811 W. 63rd St. Cloverleaf Bldg. 1, Suite 202, Shawnee Mission, KS.66202 913-262-1515 or 800-256-1075
Gateway Chapter
77 West Port Plaza, Suite 101, St. Louis, MO. 63146314-878-0780 or 800-264-CURE
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LiveStrong Survivor Care Partnership-------------------------------------
P.O. Box 161150, Austin, TX. 78716-1150
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http://www.livestrong.org – Contact 512-236-8820. Lance Armstrong foundation for cancer.
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National Brain Tumor Foundation------------------------------------------
22 Battery St., Suite 612, San Francisco, CA. 94111
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http://www.braintumor.org – Contact 800-934-2873
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National Foundation for Transplants---------------------------------------
5350 Poplar Ave., Suite 430, Memphis, TN. 38119
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http://www.transplants.org/Donations.php - Contact 800-489-3863
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National Marrow Patient Assistance Program & Financial Assistance Fund ---------------------------------------------------------------
3001 Broadway St. NE, Suite 100, Minneapolis, MN. 55413-1753
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www.marrow.org/PATIENT/financial_assistance.html - Contact 888-999-6743. You must go through a transplant center for financial assistance.
There are 5 Missouri transplant centers:
Saint Luke’s Blood & Marrow Transplant Program
4401 Wornall Rd., East 5, BMT, Kansas City, MO. 64111 Financial Representative: Laura Cross-816-932-5974
The Children’s Mercy Hospital Blood and Marrow Transplant Program
2401 Gillham Rd., Kansas City, MO. 64118 Financial Representative: Amy Mann-816-802-1231
Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University School of Medicine Siteman Cancer Center
4921 Parkview Place, St. Louis, MO. 63110 Financial Representative: Pamela Rutledge-314-454-8358
Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital Hematology/Oncology
1465 South Grand Blvd., St. Louis, MO. 63104-1095 Financial Representative: Faye Williams-314-989-3027
St. Louis University Hospital Transplant Services
3635 Vista Avenue at Grand Blvd., 5th Fl. FDT, St. Louis, MO. 63110 Financial Representative: Joanne Kelly-314-577-8867 ext. 22317
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National Transplant Assistance Fund & Catastrophic Injury Program--------------------------------------------------------------------------
150 N. Radnor Chester Rd., Suite F-120, Radnor, PA. 19087
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http://www.transplantfund.org/ - Contact 800-642-8399.
Provides financial assistance for uninsured medical expenses related to transplantation.
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Partnership for Prescription Assistance----------------------------------
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https://www.pparx.org/Intro.php - Contact 888-477-2669 to locate qualifying programs.
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Patient Access Network Foundation-------------------------------------- P.O. Box 221858, Charlotte, NC. 28222-1858
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www.patientaccessnetwork.org – Contact 866-316-7263.
They provide financial support for drug out-of-pocket costs.
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Patient Advocate Foundation-----------------------------------------------
700 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Newport News, VA. 23606
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www.copays.org – Contact 866-512-3861. Financial assistance for drug copayments for the insured.
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Patient Services, Inc.----------------------------------------------------------
P.O. Box 1602, Midlothian, VA. 23113
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www.uneedpsi.org – Contact 800-366-7741. Provides financial assistance for health insurance premiums & prescription copays.
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MHIP News
News from the Missouri Department of Insurance
Stimulus money reduces cost of COBRA for Missourians who lose jobs
Grant money used to reach more than 80,000 Missouri seniors on Medicare in the past year
Reports
2005 MHIP Annual Report
2006 MHIP Annual Report
2007 MHIP Annual Report
2008 MHIP Annual Report
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