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
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
State Comprehensive Cancer Control Program
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 Missouri estate planning documents, and the specific forms you need.
Triage Cancer Quick Guide to Estate Planning
Triage Cancer Checklist: Getting Organized
Missouri Advance Health Care Directives
Willa & Trusts
State Laws on Creating Wills
Missouri Bar Senior’s Handbook
Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care
Bankruptcy
How to File Bankruptcy in Missouri 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
Missouri Commission on Human Rights
573.751.3325
mchr@labor.mo.gov
Vocational Rehabilitation
Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education
877.222.8963 or 573.751.3251
Health Insurance
Missouri Health Insurance Marketplace (a.k.a Exchange)
800.318.2596
Missouri Department of Insurance
573.751.4126
COBRA
U.S. Department of Labor
Employee Benefits Security Administration
866.444.3272
COBRA-Missouri
Missouri Department of Insurance
573.751.4126
State Children’s Health Insurance Program
MO HealthNet for Kids
888.275.5908
Medicaid Programs
Triage Cancer Guide to Medicaid Expansion
MO HealthNet Division
537.751.3425
Missouri Health Insurance Premium Payment Program (HIPP)
MO HealthNet Division
573.751.2005
Medicare
Medicare
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
800.MEDICARE (633.4227)
Medicare Assistance
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
Missouri CLAIM
800.390.3330
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)
Breast & Cervical Cancer Treatment Program: Show Me Healthy Women
Unemployment Resources
Unemployment Agency
Department of Labor & Industrial Relations
800.320.2519
Agency: Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
Filing and information available here. Click here to see the current weekly benefit amount and the maximum length of benefits. Payments are available via debit card or direct deposit. Initial payments will be made to eligible claimants approximately three weeks after filing. Claimants must maintain eligibility by conducting an active work search with at least three job contacts per week and must log these contacts on the filing site. There is a chat feature on the main website for basic questions. Informational videos are available here. Customer service is available by phone or email here.
Frequently asked questions are answered here.
Updates related to Missouri 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.
MO St. Ann. §376.429 – The statute applies to all health benefit plans issued, delivered, continued, or renewed on or after August 28, 2006 to Missouri residents. These insurers must provide coverage of routine patient care costs for clinical trials. The final provision of the statute specifically excludes various plans, including many limited benefit policies.
Only Phase III and IV clinical trials are covered, the purposes of which must be the prevention, early detection, or treatment of cancer. The trial must be approved or funded by one of the following: (1) NIH, (2) NIH cooperative group or center, (3) a qualified research entity that meets NIH Center support grant eligibility requirements, (4) U.S. F.D.A., (5) U.S. Dept. of Defense, (6) U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs, or (7) a Missouri IRB that has been approved by the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. The facility or personnel providing the experimental treatment must be experienced. There must be equal to or superior non-investigational treatment alternatives. Data related to the clinical trial must provide a reasonable expectation that the treatment will be superior to the non-investigational alternatives. (Current 6/7/11)