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Eating disorder treatment in Minnesota

An estimated 493,942 Minnesotans will experience an eating disorder in their lifetime. The state is one of the country's major centers for eating disorder treatment, anchored by The Emily Program and HealthPartners' Melrose Center. Care ranges from inpatient and medical stabilization through residential, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, outpatient, and virtual programs.(source)

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About eating disorder treatment in Minnesota

Specialty care concentrates in the Twin Cities metro, with smaller programs in Rochester and St. Cloud. The Emily Program (Accanto Health) in St. Paul runs outpatient through partial hospitalization care plus the Anna Westin Houses for residential treatment, named for Anna Westin of Chaska, whose death led to the federal Anna Westin Act. HealthPartners' Melrose Center in St. Louis Park provides residential and inpatient care, and Children's Minnesota in St. Paul runs pediatric medical stabilization. The Iron Range, the Arrowhead and Duluth region, western Minnesota, and the central lakes region have no in-person higher level of care and rely on virtual programs or travel to the metro.

Paying for treatment in Minnesota

Most commercial health plans in Minnesota cover eating disorder treatment as a mental health benefit, subject to your plan's 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 you are considering.(source)

Medical Assistance, Minnesota's Medicaid program, covers eating disorder treatment as a mental health benefit, with prior authorization and medical-necessity review for higher levels of care. The Emily Program accepts Medical Assistance for outpatient, IOP, and PHP care. HealthPartners' Melrose Center accepts it across its eating disorder programs. Children may also qualify through MinnesotaCare.(source)

Minnesota's parity law requires state-regulated plans to provide mental health and substance use coverage at parity with medical and surgical benefits. Eating disorders are not named in the state statute. Residential eating disorder coverage instead comes from the federal Anna Westin Act.(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 Minnesota

Where can I get residential eating disorder treatment in Minnesota?

Minnesota's residential eating disorder programs are mostly located in the Twin Cities. The Emily Program operates Anna Westin Houses in St. Paul (an adult site and an adolescent and young-adult site for ages 10 to 21) and in Minneapolis (Anna Westin House West). HealthPartners' Melrose Center runs 24-hour residential and intensive residential care at its St. Louis Park campus, with tracks for co-occurring type 1 diabetes and substance use. The directory above lists residential and other levels of care.

Does Minnesota Medical Assistance cover eating disorder treatment?

Yes, within the broader behavioral health benefit. Beyond the in-state programs already noted, Center for Discovery, Children's Minnesota, and M Health Fairview programs also accept Medical Assistance. Which programs your plan covers can vary, and the treatment program verifies your specific benefits when you reach out. The directory above lists in-state and virtual options.

How do I find eating disorder treatment if I live in northern Minnesota or the Iron Range?

In-person specialty care is centered in the Twin Cities metro, with smaller options in Rochester and St. Cloud. If you live in Duluth, the Iron Range, the Arrowhead, the central lakes region, or western Minnesota, the options are a virtual outpatient or intensive outpatient program licensed for Minnesota residents, or traveling to the Twin Cities or Rochester for in-person higher-level care. The directory above lists both in-state and virtual programs.

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Eating disorders we cover

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

Compiled by the EDrehab editorial team. Last reviewed: see each cited source for the underlying publication date.

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