The Renfrew Center — Bethesda, MD
Partial (PHP), IOP, Outpatient · Adolescents and adults · Women, girls, and gender-expansive individuals
Maryland
Eating disorder treatment in Maryland
An estimated 531,930 Marylanders will experience an eating disorder in their lifetime, and Maryland is one of the few states with the full continuum of eating disorder care available in state, concentrated in the Baltimore metro and the Washington, D.C. suburbs. Care ranges from hospital inpatient and residential through partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, outpatient, and virtual programs.(source)
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The Renfrew Center — Baltimore
Partial (PHP), IOP, Outpatient · Adolescents and adults · Women, girls, and gender-expansive individuals
The Center for Eating Disorders at Sheppard Pratt — Towson, MD
Inpatient, Partial (PHP), IOP, Outpatient · Adolescents and adults
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Eating Disorders Program — Baltimore
Inpatient, Partial (PHP), Outpatient · Adolescents and adults
Columbia
Center for Discovery — Columbia
Partial (PHP), IOP, Virtual / telehealth · Ages 10 and up · All genders
Hunt Valley
Eating Recovery Center — Baltimore
Residential, Partial (PHP), IOP, Outpatient · All ages · All genders
Rockville
The Eating Disorder Center
Outpatient, Virtual / telehealth · Ages 7 and up · All genders
About eating disorder treatment in Maryland
The Center for Eating Disorders at Sheppard Pratt in Towson and the Johns Hopkins Eating Disorders Program in Baltimore provide hospital-based inpatient care, and Eating Recovery Center in Hunt Valley runs freestanding residential treatment. Center for Discovery in Columbia and The Eating Disorder Center in Rockville offer partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and outpatient programming. In-person programs are mostly located in the Baltimore metro (Baltimore, Towson, Hunt Valley, Columbia) and Montgomery County (Bethesda, Rockville), while the Eastern Shore, Western Maryland and Garrett County, and southern Maryland have few specialty programs and rely on virtual care for outpatient and intensive outpatient access.
Paying for treatment in Maryland
Most commercial health plans in Maryland cover eating disorder treatment as a mental health benefit, subject to your deductible, copays, and prior-authorization requirements for higher levels of care. In-network coverage depends on whether your plan contracts with the program you are considering.(source)
The Maryland Medical Assistance Program covers eating disorder treatment as a mental health benefit, with prior authorization and medical-necessity review for higher levels of care. The Center for Eating Disorders at Sheppard Pratt in Towson accepts Maryland Medical Assistance for its inpatient, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient eating disorder care. Children may also qualify through the Maryland Children's Health Program (MCHP).(source)
Maryland's parity law requires plans that cover mental illness to do so under terms comparable to, and applied no more stringently than, the benefits for physical illness. Eating disorders are covered as mental health conditions; 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 Maryland
Where can I get residential eating disorder treatment in Maryland?
Maryland has the full range of care in state. Eating Recovery Center's Baltimore campus in Hunt Valley offers freestanding residential treatment, and hospital-based inpatient care is available at the Center for Eating Disorders at Sheppard Pratt in Towson and the Johns Hopkins Eating Disorders Program in Baltimore. Day-treatment, intensive outpatient, and outpatient programs run across the Baltimore area and the Washington suburbs (Bethesda, Rockville, Columbia).
Does Maryland Medicaid cover eating disorder treatment?
Yes. Maryland Medicaid covers eating disorder care for eligible residents, including residential, day-treatment, and intensive outpatient services. The specialty programs that accept Medicaid are the same statewide, so your options do not change based on which Medicaid plan you have. Participation can vary by program, so the program you call will confirm whether they accept Maryland Medical Assistance when they verify your benefits.
How do I find eating disorder treatment on the Eastern Shore or in Western Maryland?
Maryland's in-person specialty programs are in the Baltimore metro and Montgomery County, so the Eastern Shore, Western Maryland and Garrett County, and southern Maryland have little nearby in-person specialty care. For residents in those regions, virtual programming covers outpatient and intensive outpatient care, with travel to the Baltimore area or Washington suburbs for higher levels of care. Some families pair a local clinician for medical monitoring with a specialty program by telehealth.
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