This is a list of the states that currently offer risk pools (see "Health insurance risk pools" in the section "State coverage and health insurance options for the hard-to-insure"). If your state isn't listed, you may want to contact the state department of insurance (also called the Insurance Commission) to find out if such programs are available in your state. Some states without risk pools have other types of coverage that you may be able to get for your child if certain requirements are met. See the "Additional resources" section entry for the National Association of Insurance Commissioners to find your state's insurance commission, or call directory assistance in your state's capital city.

Alabama Health Insurance Plan
Toll-free number: 1-877-619-2447
Web site: www.alseib.org/healthinsurance/ahip/plansoffered

Alaska Comprehensive Health Insurance Association
Toll-free number: 1-888-290-0616
Web site: www.achia.com

Arkansas Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan
Toll-free number: 1-800-285-6477
Web site: www.chiparkansas.org

California Comprehensive Major Risk Medical Insurance Program
Toll-free number: 1-800-289-6574
Web site: www.mrmib.ca.gov/MRMIB/MRMIP.shtml

CoverColorado
Toll-free number: 1-877-461-3811
Web site: www.covercolorado.org/Pages/default.aspx

Connecticut Health Reinsurance Association
Toll-free number: 1-800-842-0004
Web site: www.hract.org/hra/index.htm

Idaho Individual High Risk Reinsurance Pool
Toll-free number: 1-800-721-3272 (in-state only)
Web site: www.doi.idaho.gov/Health/individual.aspx

Illinois Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan
Toll-free number: 1-866-851-2751 (in-state only)
Web site: www.chip.state.il.us

Indiana Comprehensive Health Insurance Association (ICHIA)
Toll-free number: 1-800-552-7921
Web site: www.onlinehealthplan.com/index.cfm?xnode=0&ti=100&CFID=2471036&CFTOKEN=72312654

Iowa Comprehensive Health Association
Toll-free number: 1-877-793-6880
Web site: www.hipiowa.com

Kansas Health Insurance Association
Toll-free number: 1-800-362-9290
Web site: www.khiastatepool.com

Kentucky Access
Toll-free number: 1-866-405-6145
Web site: www.kentuckyaccess.com/index.cfm

Louisiana Health Plan
Toll-free number: 1-800-736-0947
Web site: www.lahealthplan.org

Maryland Health Insurance Plan
Toll-free number: 1-888-444-9016
Web site: www.marylandhealthinsuranceplan.state.md.us

Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association
Toll-free number: 1-866-894-8053
TYY: 1-800-841-6753
Web site: www.mchamn.com

Mississippi Comprehensive Health Insurance Risk Pool
Toll-free number: 1-888-820-9400
Web site: www.mississippihealthpool.org

Missouri Health Insurance Pool
Toll-free number: 1-800- 821-2231
Web site: www.mhip.org

Montana Comprehensive Health Association
Toll-free number: 1-800-447-7828
Web site: www.mthealth.org

Nebraska Comprehensive Health Insurance Pool
Toll-free number: 1-877-348-4304
Web site: www.nechip.com

New Hampshire Health Plan (NHHP)
Toll-free number: 1-877-888-6447
Web site: www.nhhealthplan.org

New Mexico Medical Insurance Pool
Toll-free number: 1-866-622-4711
Web site: www.nmmip.com

North Carolina Health Insurance Risk Pool (NCHIRP)
Toll-free number: 1-866-665-2117
Web site: www.nchirp.org

Comprehensive Health Association of North Dakota (CHAND)
Toll-free number: 1-800-737-0016
Web site: www.chand.org

Oklahoma Health Insurance High Risk Pool
Toll-free number: 1-877-793-6447
Web site: http://okhrp.org

Oregon Medical Insurance Pool
Toll-free number: 1-800-848-7280
Web site: www.omip.state.or.us

South Carolina Health Insurance Pool
Toll-free number: 1-800-868-2500 ext 46401 (Outside Columbia)
Phone number in Columbia area: 803-788-0500, ext. 46401 (Columbia)
Web site: www.doi.sc.gov/consumer/schip.htm

South Dakota Risk Pool
Phone: 605-773-3148 (ask for a Risk Pool representative)
Web site: www.state.sd.us/bop/riskpool.htm

Tennessee AccessTN
Toll-free number: 1-866-CoverTN (1-866-268-3786)
Web site: www.covertn.gov/web/access_tn.html

Texas Health Insurance Risk Pool
Toll-free number: 1-888-398-3927
TDD: 1-800-735-2989
Web site: www.txhealthpool.org

Utah Comprehensive Health Insurance Pool
Phone: 1-801-442-6660 for Salt Lake area only; 1-800-705-9173 for rest of state
Web site: www.fritzfx.8m.com/hiputah/abouthip.html

Washington State Health Insurance Pool
Toll-free number: 1-800-877-5187
Web site: www.wship.org/Default.asp

West Virginia Health Insurance Plan /AccessWV
Toll-free number: 1-866-445-8491
Web site: www.wvinsurance.gov/accesswv

Wisconsin Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan
Toll-free number: 1-800-828-4777
Web site: www.hirsp.org

Wyoming Health Insurance Pool
Toll-free number: 1-800-442-2376 (in-state only)
Web site: insurance.state.wy.us/whip.html

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