This page has information specific to this state, including contact information for federal and state agencies, and some key information about laws and consumer protections.
To find financial assistance resources, please visit CancerFinances.org.
State Cancer Information
State Comprehensive Cancer Control Program
State Cancer Coalition: Indiana Cancer Consortium
State Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan
State Health Care Coverage Facts
Georgetown University Health Policy Institute
Disability Insurance
Federal Disability Insurance (SSDI & SSI)
Social Security Administration
800.772.1213
Estate Planning & Medical Decision Making
Triage Cancer's free State-Specific Estate Planning Toolkit includes information about estate planning in general, and information about Indiana estate planning documents, and the specific forms you need.
Triage Cancer Quick Guide to Estate Planning
Triage Cancer Checklist: Getting Organized
Indiana Advanced Health Care Directives
Indiana Wills & Trusts Information
State Laws on Creating Wills
Indiana Laws of Aging
Trusts & Wills: Indiana Legal Services
Living Wills
Bankruptcy
How to File Bankruptcy in Indiana for Free
Filing bankruptcy can be an effective way to eliminate medical bills and credit card debt among other kinds of erasable debts.
Employment
Federal Fair Employment Agency
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
800.669.4000
info@eeoc.gov
Reasonable Accommodations
Job Accommodation Network
800.526.7234
jan@AskJAN.org
Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
U.S. Department of Labor
Wage & Hour Division
866.487.9243
State Fair Employment Agency
Indiana Civil Rights Commission
800.628.2909
State Health Care Coverage Facts
Georgetown University Health Policy Institute
Vocational Rehabilitation
Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services (DDRS)
317.466.2013
Health Insurance
Indiana Health Insurance Marketplace (a.k.a Exchange)
800.318.2596
Indiana Department of Insurance
800.622.4461
COBRA
U.S. Department of Labor
Employee Benefits Security Administration
866.444.3272
COBRA-Indiana
Indiana State Personnel Department
866.293.6047
State Children’s Health Insurance Program
Hoosier Healthwise Health Care Program
800.457.8283
Find Health & Dental Coverage For Your Family
InsureKids.gov
Medicaid Programs
Triage Cancer Guide to Medicaid Expansion
Indiana Medicaid
317.713.9627 or 800.457.4584
State Medicaid Program for In-Home Care
Aged and Disabled Waiver
Medicare
Medicare
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
800.MEDICARE (633.4227)
www.medicare.gov
Medicare Assistance
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
800.452.4800
Health Care Programs & Laws
Women’s Health & Cancer Rights Act (WHCRA)
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Sharing Medical Information with Family & Friends
Hill Burton Federally-Funded Health Centers
Federally Qualified Health Centers
National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP)
Unemployment Resources
Unemployment Agency
Indiana Department of Workforce Development
800.891.6499
Agency: Indiana Department of Workforce Development
Information available here. File here. Payment should be expected about three weeks after filing if a claimant is eligible. Click here to see the current weekly benefit amount and the maximum length of benefits. Payment is available via debit card or direct deposit. After the fourth week of benefits, an in-person visit to a WorkOne job center is required. There is a comprehensive guidebook available here. Other resources for unemployed people are available here. Frequently asked questions are answered here. Customer service can be reached by email: AskUIContactCenter@dwd.IN.gov or by phone: 800-457-8283. Video tutorials on how to apply can be found here.
Updates related to Indiana unemployment benefits and Covid-19.
State Clinical Trials Law
The ACA requires that most, non-grandfathered, group health plans provide coverage for the routine costs when participating in clinical trials. Some states have more consumer protections. Click here for more information about clinical trials.
IC 5-10- 8-15 (public employee plan); IC 27-8- 25-8 (private ins.) – State employee health plan, the state Medicaid program, a policy of accident and sicknessinsurance and a HMO contract must cover routine care costs associated with clinical trials. Covers Phase I,II, II or IV clinical trials that conducted to prevent, diagnose or treat cancer as approved or funded by (1) the NIH, (2) a cooperative group of research facilities that has an established peer review program that is approved by an NIH institute or Center, (3) US Food and Drug Administration, (4) US Dept of Defense, (5) US Dept of Veteran Affairs, (6) The Institutional Review Board of an institution in Indiana that has a multiple project assurance contract approved by the NIH Office for Protection from Research Risks and (7) a qualified research entity that meets the criteria for NIH Center support grant eligibility. (Current as of 7/2011)