New Mexico Consumer Assistance
New Mexico’s participation in the federal Consumer Assistance Program grant has been completed, however, the New Mexico Office of Superintendent of Insurance, continues their program to provide assistance to consumers with health insurance questions or problems. You can contact them at 1-855-427-5674.
If you need health insurance, be sure to check out Be Well. It will help you find and compare health care coverage options in your area. In addition, the agencies listed below can help answer your questions about different types of coverage available in your state.
If you have questions about insurance you bought for yourself and/or your family or you have insurance provided by an employer who does business only in New Mexico, contact:
NM Office of Superintendent of Insurance
Address: Managed Health Care Bureau,
1120 Paseo de Peralta, 4th Floor
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Phone: 855-427-5674
Website: www.osi.state.nm.us
If you have a hard time affording health coverage and you have questions about eligibility or current Medicaid benefits, go to:
New Mexico Medicaid
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2348,
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504
Phone: 800-283-4465
Email: nm.customers@hca.nm.gov
Website: www.HCA.nm.gov
To apply: yes.nm.gov
If you are not eligible for Medicaid, your child may still be eligible for the Children’s Health Insurance Program. For questions about eligibility or benefits, go to:
New Mexico CHIP
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2348,
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504
Phone: 800-283-4465
Email: nm.customers@hca.nm.gov
Website: www.HCA.nm.gov
To apply: yes.nm.gov
If you have a question, complaint, or dispute regarding insurance you get through a “self-insured” employer (typically a large company or one with locations in multiple states or countries), go to:
U.S. Department of Labor
Employee Benefits Security Administration
200 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20210
(866) 444-3272
http://www.askebsa.dol.gov
If you are on Medicare and have a question, or if you have a disability or end stage renal disease and want to enroll or find out if you are eligible for Medicare, contact:
New Mexico Aging & Long Term Services Department (SHIP)
Address: 2550 Cerrillos Road
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Phone: 800-432-2080
Email: nm.adrc@altsd.nm.gov
Website: www.aging.nm.gov
If you are a veteran and have a question or concern about veterans’ health care benefits, go to:
US Department of Veterans Affairs
(877) 222-VETS (8387)
https://www.va.gov/health-care/
If you have questions about your health insurance that are not covered by the above resources, call the Health Insurance Assistance Team of the U.S. Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight at (888) 393-2789.