American Samoa Consumer Assistance
If you live in American Samoa, you’re not eligible to use the Marketplace to enroll in health coverage. Check with your territory’s government offices to learn about Medicaid, CHIP, and other health care options.
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 American Samoa, contact:
American Samoa Department of Insurance
Address: Office of the Governor
Lumana'i Development Building, First Floor,
Tafuna, Pago Pago, AS 96799
Phone: 684-699-4626 ext. 8110
Fax: 011-684-633-2268
Online inquiry form: www.americansamoa.gov/contactus
Website: Americansamoa.gov/insurance
If you have a hard time affording health coverage and you have questions about eligibility for Medicaid or current Medicaid benefits, go to:
American Samoa Medicaid Program
Address: Executive Office Building, Suite #306
Pago Pago, AS 96799
Mailing address: P. O. Box 6101 Tafuna Road
Pago Pago, AS 96799
Phone: 684-699-4777
Fax: 684-699-4780
Email: info@medicaid.as.gov
Website: Amsamoamedicaid.com
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:
American Samoa Children's Health Insurance Program
Address: ASTCA Executive Office Building, Suite #306,
Pago Pago, AS 96799
Mailing address: P. O. Box 6101 Tafuna Road,
Pago Pago, AS 96799
Phone: 684-699-4777
Fax: 684-699-4780
Email: info@medicaid.as.gov
Website: Amsamoamedicaid.com
American Samoa Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
American Samoa Medicaid State Agency
ASTCA Executive Building #306
P.O. Box 6101
Pago Pago, AS 96799
http://medicaid.as.gov/childrens-health-insurance-program/
For more information, you may contact Sandra King Young at sandrakingyoung@medicaid.as.gov or call us at 1 (684) 699-4777.
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 Ave., 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:
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Phone: 1-800-MEDICARE (800-633-4227)
TTY: 1-877-486-2048
Website: Medicare.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.