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Eating disorder treatment in Alaska
An estimated 64,915 Alaskans will experience an eating disorder in their lifetime. In-state treatment is limited, centralized in Anchorage, and offered only at the outpatient and intensive-outpatient level. Care is available through outpatient, intensive-outpatient, and statewide virtual programs. There is no residential or inpatient eating disorder option anywhere in the state.(source)
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About eating disorder treatment in Alaska
In-state specialty care comes from two providers. Alaska Behavioral Health in Anchorage runs a family-based program for children and adolescents through intensive-outpatient and outpatient care plus statewide telehealth, with outpatient clinics in Wasilla and Fairbanks. Counseling Anchorage offers outpatient care led by CEDS-credentialed clinicians. For care above the intensive-outpatient level, families work with an out-of-state residential or inpatient program.
Paying for treatment in Alaska
Most commercial health plans in Alaska cover eating disorder treatment as a mental health benefit, subject to your plan's usual deductible, copays, and prior-authorization requirements for higher levels of care. Whether a specific program is in network depends on the individual plan; the program can verify your coverage when you reach out.(source)
Alaska Medicaid covers eating disorder treatment as a mental health benefit, with prior authorization and medical-necessity review for higher levels of care. Alaska Behavioral Health in Anchorage accepts Alaska Medicaid for its eating disorder intensive outpatient and outpatient program for children and adolescents. Children may also qualify through Denali KidCare, the state's CHIP program.(source)
To start a benefits verification, call to be connected with a licensed eating disorder program.
See also: our insurance guides, how to verify your benefits, and how virtual eating disorder treatment works.
Common questions about eating disorder treatment in Alaska
Where can I get residential eating disorder treatment in Alaska?
Alaska has no in-state residential or specialty inpatient eating disorder facility. Both of the state's eating disorder specialty programs are in Anchorage and are outpatient: Alaska Behavioral Health (a family-based program for children and adolescents, with intensive outpatient and outpatient care) and Counseling Anchorage (an outpatient practice led by CEDS-credentialed clinicians). Residents needing residential or inpatient care travel out of state. Acute-care hospitals provide medical stabilization when complications are severe.
Does Alaska Medicaid cover eating disorder treatment?
Yes. Alaska Medicaid covers eating disorder treatment as a mental health benefit, with prior authorization for higher levels of care. Alaska Behavioral Health in Anchorage accepts it for child and adolescent intensive outpatient and outpatient care, and children may also qualify through Denali KidCare.
What about eating disorder treatment in Fairbanks, the Mat-Su Valley, or off the road system?
Alaska's only in-person eating disorder specialty programs are both in Anchorage. Fairbanks, the Mat-Su Valley, the Kenai Peninsula, Southeast Alaska, Western Alaska, and villages off the road system have no in-person specialty program. For families in those regions, the usual choice is virtual outpatient or intensive-outpatient care licensed for Alaska residents. Alaska's telehealth rules require commercial plans to cover telehealth without a prior in-person visit, and Medicaid covers it too. This makes specialty care over video reachable statewide.
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