EDCare Kansas City — Overland Park
Partial (PHP), IOP, Virtual / telehealth · Adolescents and adults (13+) · All genders
Kansas
Eating disorder treatment in Kansas
An estimated 256,294 Kansans will experience an eating disorder in their lifetime. Most of the state's specialty treatment is in the Kansas City suburbs of Johnson County, and most in-state programs offer outpatient and intensive outpatient care. Care ranges from a single adult residential program through partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, outpatient, and virtual programs.(source)
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Overland Park
Children's Mercy Eating Disorders Center — Overland Park
Outpatient · Children and adolescents · All genders
Insight Counseling for Eating Disorders — Overland Park
Outpatient · Adolescents and adults
Lenexa
Bellatore Recovery — Lenexa
IOP, Outpatient · Adolescents and adults · All genders
Manhattan
Unbound Recovery — Manhattan
Outpatient · Adolescents and adults
Shawnee
Center for Discovery — Shawnee
Residential, Partial (PHP), IOP, Virtual / telehealth · Adults 18+ · All genders
Topeka
Unbound Recovery — Topeka
Outpatient · Adolescents and adults
Wichita
Soma Therapy — Wichita
IOP, Outpatient · Adults 18+
About eating disorder treatment in Kansas
Most specialty care is in metro Kansas City (Johnson County), with a few more programs in Wichita. Center for Discovery in Shawnee is the only in-state residential eating disorder program, serving adults; EDCare Kansas City in Overland Park provides partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient care; and Children's Mercy in Overland Park offers pediatric outpatient care. Soma Therapy in Wichita and Unbound Recovery in Manhattan add adult outpatient and intensive outpatient care. For families in Salina, Hays, Garden City, Dodge City, far western Kansas, or the southeastern counties, in-person specialty care is hours away. For outpatient and intensive outpatient treatment, virtual programs are often the main option.
Paying for treatment in Kansas
Most commercial health plans in Kansas 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 care is in-network depends on whether your plan contracts with the program, which the program can check for you.(source)
KanCare (Kansas Medicaid) covers eating disorder treatment as a mental health benefit, with prior authorization and medical-necessity review for higher levels of care. Children's Mercy in Overland Park accepts KanCare for its pediatric eating-disorder outpatient and medical care. Children may also qualify through the Children's Health Insurance Program administered within KanCare.(source)
Kansas's parity statute requires group plans to cover diagnosis and treatment of every mental illness defined in the DSM, including eating disorders, on the same basis as medical care. Kansas has no eating-disorder-specific coverage mandate; federal MHPAEA covers self-funded employer plans.(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 Kansas
Where can I get residential eating disorder treatment in Kansas?
Kansas has one in-state residential eating disorder program, Center for Discovery in Shawnee, in the Kansas City suburbs in Johnson County. It also runs a separate day-treatment site nearby. EDCare Kansas City in Overland Park provides partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient care, and Children's Mercy in Overland Park provides pediatric eating disorder care. People who need a specialized residential setting sometimes travel out of state.
Does KanCare (Kansas Medicaid) cover eating disorder treatment?
Yes, as part of the behavioral health benefit, for Medicaid-eligible children, adolescents, and qualifying adults. Which programs your specific KanCare plan covers can vary by level of care, so confirm with the program before admission that they accept your plan for the care you need.
What about eating disorder treatment in Wichita, western Kansas, or the rural counties?
Kansas's in-person specialty programs sit mainly in the Kansas City suburbs in Johnson County, with outpatient practices in Wichita, Manhattan, and Topeka. Western Kansas (Hays, Garden City, Dodge City), Salina, the southeastern counties, and most rural counties have no in-person eating disorder specialty program. For families in those areas, virtual programming is the main way to get outpatient and intensive outpatient care, with travel to the Kansas City suburbs reserved for higher levels of care.
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