The Journey Therapy
IOP, Outpatient, Virtual / telehealth · Adolescents and adults · All genders
Hawaii
Eating disorder treatment in Hawaii
An estimated 125,043 Hawaii residents will experience an eating disorder in their lifetime. The state has only a few specialty programs, nearly all on Maui, and no in-state care above the residential level. Care ranges from residential (for women and girls) through partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, outpatient, and virtual programs.(source)
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Kailua
Makawao
Nova Luna Center for Eating Disorders
Partial (PHP), IOP, Outpatient · Adolescents and adults · All genders
Wailuku
'Ai Pono Hawaii
Residential, Partial (PHP), IOP, Virtual / telehealth · Ages 13+ · Women and girls (residential); all genders (IOP and virtual)
About eating disorder treatment in Hawaii
Specialty care is mostly on Maui, with one Oahu outpatient practice. 'Ai Pono Hawaii in Wailuku offers residential care for women and girls, partial hospitalization, and virtual intensive outpatient programs. Nova Luna in Makawao provides day treatment, intensive outpatient, and outpatient care. On Oahu, The Journey Therapy in Kailua runs a group intensive outpatient program and outpatient care. Kauai and Hawaii Island have no in-person eating disorder program, and the state has no inpatient or medical-stabilization unit. People who need a higher level of care, or who do not meet the one residential program's criteria, travel out of state for it. Outpatient and intensive outpatient care is available in state or virtually.
Paying for treatment in Hawaii
Most commercial health plans in Hawaii 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. For higher levels of care not available in state, the treatment program can verify out-of-state benefits and coordinate placement.(source)
Med-QUEST (QUEST Integration) covers eating disorder treatment as a mental health benefit, with prior authorization and medical-necessity review for higher levels of care. 'Ai Pono Hawaii in Wailuku accepts Hawaii Medicaid (QUEST) for its residential, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient care. Nova Luna Center in Makawao accepts it for day treatment, intensive outpatient, and outpatient care. Children may also qualify through Hawaii's CHIP, administered within Med-QUEST.(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 Hawaii
Where can I get residential eating disorder treatment in Hawaii?
Hawaii has one in-state residential eating disorder program: 'Ai Pono on Maui, with residential beds for women and girls plus partial hospitalization and virtual intensive outpatient care. The state has no inpatient or specialty medical-stabilization unit. Adult men needing residential care, anyone needing inpatient medical stabilization, and people who cannot get into 'Ai Pono usually travel to the mainland. Other in-state options are Nova Luna on Maui and The Journey Therapy on Oahu, at the outpatient and intensive outpatient levels.
Does Med-QUEST (Hawaii Medicaid) cover eating disorder treatment?
Yes. Med-QUEST covers eating disorder treatment as a mental health benefit, with prior authorization for higher levels of care. On Maui, 'Ai Pono in Wailuku accepts it for residential, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient care, and Nova Luna in Makawao for day treatment and outpatient care.
What about eating disorder treatment on Kauai, the Big Island, or the neighbor islands?
Hawaii's in-person specialty programs are on Maui ('Ai Pono and Nova Luna) and Oahu (The Journey Therapy). Kauai, the Big Island, Molokai, and Lanai have no in-person eating disorder specialty program at any level. For families on those islands, virtual programs are the main option for outpatient and intensive outpatient care. For in-person evaluations or higher-level care, families travel to Maui or Oahu, and for residential, specialty inpatient, or adolescent stabilization, they travel to the mainland.
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