The Renfrew Center — Boston
Partial (PHP), IOP, Outpatient · Adolescents and adults · Women, girls, and gender-expansive individuals
Massachusetts
Eating disorder treatment in Massachusetts
An estimated 607,584 Bay Staters will experience an eating disorder in their lifetime, and the state is one of the country's major centers for eating disorder treatment, with the full continuum of care available in state. Care ranges from hospital inpatient and medical stabilization through residential, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, outpatient, and virtual programs.(source)
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Medical stabilizationMedical management of malnutrition, refeeding, comorbidities.Inpatient hospitalizationAcute hospital care for medical instability and psychiatric crisis.Residential treatmentLive-in care with 24/7 clinical and nursing support, in a non-hospital setting.Partial hospitalization (PHP)Day treatment, structured clinical hours.Intensive outpatient (IOP)Several days per week, returning to work or family.OutpatientWeekly therapy and medical visits.Virtual / telehealth treatmentRemote care, from outpatient therapy to full virtual IOP and PHP.
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Boston
Mass General Eating Disorders Clinical and Research Program — Boston
Outpatient · Adolescents and adults
Boston Children's Hospital — Eating Disorders Program
Inpatient, Outpatient · Children, adolescents, and young adults · All genders
Belmont
McLean Hospital — Klarman Eating Disorders Center
Residential, Partial (PHP) · Ages 18-28 · Cisgender women, transgender women, and non-binary individuals
Cambridge
Cambridge Eating Disorder Center
Residential, Partial (PHP), IOP, Outpatient · Ages 12 and up
Dedham
Monte Nido Walden — Dedham
Inpatient, Residential · Adolescents and adults · All genders
Medford
Monte Nido — Laurel Hill
Residential · Adults · Women only
Springfield
Baystate — Adolescent Eating Disorders Program
Outpatient · Adolescents · All genders
Waltham
Monte Nido Walden — Waltham
Partial (PHP), IOP · Adolescents and adults · All genders
Westborough
Monte Nido Walden — Westborough
Partial (PHP), IOP · Adolescents and adults · All genders
Worcester
UMass Memorial — Adolescent Eating Disorders Clinic
Outpatient · Adolescents and young adults · All genders
About eating disorder treatment in Massachusetts
Specialty programs concentrate in eastern Massachusetts and the Boston metro, including McLean Hospital's Klarman Eating Disorders Center in Belmont, Monte Nido Walden in Dedham, Cambridge Eating Disorder Center in Cambridge, Boston Children's Hospital in Boston, and The Renfrew Center in Boston. Worcester and Springfield offer adolescent specialty outpatient care only, and Western Massachusetts, Cape Cod, the Islands, and the Berkshires have no in-person higher level of care, relying on virtual programs and local outpatient clinicians. Adult and adolescent residential and inpatient programs differ in the ages and genders they accept, so the right program depends on both the level of care needed and who the program serves.
Paying for treatment in Massachusetts
Most commercial health plans in Massachusetts 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. In-network coverage depends on whether your specific plan contracts with the program you are considering.(source)
MassHealth covers eating disorder treatment as a mental health benefit, with prior authorization and medical-necessity review for higher levels of care. Cambridge Eating Disorder Center accepts several MassHealth plans for eating disorder care up to and including its residential program. Children may also qualify through MassHealth Standard or MassHealth CommonHealth. Coverage for specific levels of care can vary by MassHealth plan.(source)
Massachusetts has comparatively strong protections. The state's parity statute specifically names a list of diagnoses that insurers must treat as serious mental illnesses and cover comparably to physical illness, and eating disorders, including anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, are explicitly named.(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 Massachusetts
Where can I get residential or inpatient eating disorder treatment in Massachusetts?
Massachusetts's residential and inpatient eating disorder programs are mostly located in eastern Massachusetts. Monte Nido Walden's Dedham campus offers inpatient and residential care for adolescents and adults of all genders. McLean Hospital's Klarman Eating Disorders Center in Belmont serves women, transgender women, and non-binary young adults ages 18 to 28. Cambridge Eating Disorder Center runs female-only residential care for ages 12 and up, and Monte Nido Laurel Hill in Medford treats adult women.
Does MassHealth (Massachusetts Medicaid) cover eating disorder treatment?
Yes. Outpatient therapy and nutrition counseling are generally easy to access. For higher levels of care, coverage can vary by MassHealth plan. The program you call will confirm that they work with your specific plan.
How do I find eating disorder treatment if I live in Western Massachusetts, the Cape, or the Berkshires?
Most in-person specialty programs are in eastern Massachusetts, with adolescent outpatient care also available in Worcester and Springfield. Families on Cape Cod, the Islands, in the Berkshires, or in Western Massachusetts beyond Springfield often combine a local outpatient clinician with a virtual intensive outpatient program, and travel east when a higher level of care is needed.
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