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Eating disorder treatment in Illinois

An estimated 1.1 million Illinoisans will experience an eating disorder in their lifetime, and the state has one of the Midwest's most extensive eating disorder treatment systems, concentrated almost entirely in metro Chicago. Care ranges from hospital inpatient and medical stabilization through residential, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, outpatient, and virtual programs.(source)

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About eating disorder treatment in Illinois

Most programs are in the Chicago metro and surrounding suburbs. Eating Recovery Center runs residential and day-treatment care in Northbrook, Center for Discovery operates residential care in Chicago, and Monte Nido Chicago provides residential care in Winfield. Lurie Children's in Chicago offers pediatric inpatient and medical stabilization, and OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria is the main downstate academic eating disorder program. Most of central and southern Illinois outside Peoria and Champaign-Urbana has no in-person residential or hospital eating disorder program, so families in those areas often rely on a drive to the Chicago region or on virtual outpatient and intensive outpatient care.

Paying for treatment in Illinois

Most commercial plans in Illinois cover eating disorder treatment as a mental health benefit, subject to your plan's deductible, copays, and prior-authorization for higher levels of care. In-network coverage depends on whether your plan contracts with the program you are considering.(source)

Illinois Medicaid (Medical Assistance / HealthChoice Illinois) covers eating disorder treatment as a mental health benefit, with prior authorization and medical-necessity review for higher levels of care. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago accepts Illinois Medicaid managed care plans for pediatric care including its eating disorder program. Children may also qualify through All Kids.(source)

Illinois has comparatively strong protections. State law specifically requires Illinois-regulated insurers to cover medically necessary eating disorder treatment, including anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, ARFID, and OSFED, and to provide residential coverage comparable to residential coverage for physical conditions.(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 Illinois

Where can I get residential eating disorder treatment in Illinois?

Illinois has several residential eating disorder programs, mostly in the Chicago metro area. Eating Recovery Center in Northbrook serves children and adolescents. Monte Nido in Winfield serves adults, with its Clementine program in Naperville for adolescent girls. Center for Discovery has residential care in Chicago and Glenview, and SunCloud Health in Northbrook and Matteson. Hospital inpatient units operate at Ascension Alexian Brothers in Hoffman Estates and Ascension Saint Joseph in Chicago. Downstate residents typically travel to the Chicago area.

Does Illinois Medicaid cover eating disorder treatment?

Yes. Illinois Medicaid covers behavioral health, including eating disorder treatment, when it is medically necessary. Higher levels of care usually require prior approval. Which specific in-state programs accept your particular Medicaid plan can vary, so confirm with the program before admission.

How do I find eating disorder treatment in downstate Illinois?

Outside metro Chicago, in-person specialty options are limited. OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria is the main downstate program, serving central Illinois, with a clinic in Champaign. Much of downstate Illinois (Rockford, Springfield, the Quad Cities, Carbondale, the Metro East, and rural counties) has no in-person specialty program nearby. For these residents, virtual care is usually the main option for outpatient and intensive outpatient treatment. For residential or inpatient care, families travel to the Chicago area.

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Eating disorders we cover

Anorexia nervosaBulimia nervosaBinge eating disorderARFIDOrthorexiaOSFED (other specified feeding or eating disorder)

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