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.
Click here for information about laws specific to New Hampshire.
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 New Hampshire estate planning documents, and the specific forms you need.
Bankruptcy
How to File Bankruptcy in New Hampshire 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
New Hampshire Commission for Human Rights
603.271.2767
Vocational Rehabilitation
New Hampshire Department of Education
603.271.3471 or 1.800.735.2964
Health Insurance
New Hampshire Health Insurance Marketplace (a.k.a Exchange)
800.318.2596
New Hampshire Insurance Department
603.271.2261 or 800.852.3416
COBRA
U.S. Department of Labor
Employee Benefits Security Administration
COBRA-New Hampshire
New Hampshire Insurance Department
800.852.3416, option 2
Medicaid Programs
Triage Cancer Guide to Medicaid Expansion
NH Medicaid
800.852.3345 ext. 4344
In-Home Support Services (IHSS)
State Medicaid Program for In-Home Care
Choices for Independence Program
866.634.9412
New Hampshire Health Insurance Premium Payment Program (HIPP)
603.271.5218 or 800.852.3345
State Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
603.271.4546
Find Health & Dental Coverage For Your Family
InsureKids.gov
Medicare
Medicare
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
800.MEDICARE (633.4227)
Medicare Assistance
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
866-634-9412
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
New Hampshire Employment Security
800.852.3400 or 602.224.3311
Agency: New Hampshire Department of Employment Security
Information and filing available here. Click here to see the current weekly benefit amount and the maximum length of benefits. Initial payments will be made to eligible claimants (including payments for weekly certifications filed while waiting) about 30 days after the first filing. Claimants must maintain a job search log that must be reported when making weekly certifications. A comprehensive guidebook is available here. Frequently asked questions are answered here. Customer service can be reached by contacting the nearest Employment Security office.
Updates related to New Hampshire 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.
NH Rev. Stat. §415:18-l – The statute applies to grp hospital and medical policies, health service corporations, HMOs, and manages care organizations. Medicare plans and SCHIP are excluded. Routine patient care costs are covered for insured participants of a Phase I, II, III, or IV clinical trial for cancer or any other life threatening condition. Note, coverage for a Phase I or II trial shall be decided on a case-by-case basis in this state. Coverage is required for reasonable and medically necessary services to administer the drug or device under evaluation in the clinical trial, provided the drug or device is FDA-approved. This mandate is enforced even whether the FDA has not approved the drug or device for use in treating the participant’s illness or condition.
The clinical trial must be approved by either: (1) NIH, (2) NIH cooperative group or center, (3) U.S. F.D.A., (4) U.S. Dept. of Defense, (5) U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs, or (6) a state IRB. Second, a superior, non-investigational alternative must not exist, or standard treatment is deemed ineffective. Third, the facility and personnel providing the experimental treatment must be experienced. Fourth, data related to the clinical trial must provide a reasonable expectation that the treatment will be at least as effective as the non-investigational alternative. (Updated 1/2011)