Eating Disorder Center of Montana (EDCMT)
Partial (PHP), IOP, Outpatient, Virtual / telehealth · Ages 16 and up · All genders
Montana
Eating disorder treatment in Montana
An estimated 93,512 Montanans will experience an eating disorder in their lifetime. The only specialty partial hospitalization program in the state is in Bozeman; every other in-state program is at the outpatient level. Care ranges from outpatient and intensive outpatient up to partial hospitalization at the Bozeman program, with statewide virtual intensive outpatient and outpatient programs also available.(source)
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Emily Wish, LLC — Great Falls
Outpatient · Adolescents and adults · All genders
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Emily Wish, LLC — Helena
Outpatient · Adolescents and adults · All genders
Missoula
Emily Wish, LLC — Missoula
Outpatient · Adolescents and adults · All genders
About eating disorder treatment in Montana
The Eating Disorder Center of Montana in Bozeman runs the state's only specialty partial hospitalization program, along with intensive outpatient, outpatient, and statewide virtual care. Emily Wish provides eating disorder outpatient care from offices in Great Falls, Helena, and Missoula, and the University of Montana Eating Disorder Training Clinic in Missoula offers low-cost outpatient treatment. Billings, Kalispell, and the eastern third of the state have no in-person eating disorder specialty program. Residential care and medical stabilization require an out-of-state placement. For specialty care for children under 16, families rely on an out-of-state program or virtual care.
Paying for treatment in Montana
Commercial health plans in Montana 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 choose. Residential, specialty inpatient, and under-16 specialty care require an out-of-state placement.(source)
Montana Medicaid covers eating disorder treatment as a mental health benefit, with prior authorization and medical-necessity review for higher levels of care. Acceptance varies by program, which a treatment program can confirm when you call. Children may also qualify through Healthy Montana Kids, the state's CHIP.(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 Montana
Where can I get residential eating disorder treatment in Montana?
Montana has no in-state residential or specialty inpatient eating disorder program. The most intensive in-state option is the partial hospitalization program at the Eating Disorder Center of Montana (EDCMT) in Bozeman, for ages 16 and up, staffed by therapists, dietitians, nurses, and a psychiatrist. EDCMT runs nearby supportive lodging (Olive House) for adult PHP patients traveling in. There is no in-state specialty program for children under 16. Residential, inpatient, and under-16 specialty care require out-of-state placement.
Does Montana Medicaid cover eating disorder treatment?
Yes. Montana Medicaid covers eating disorder treatment as a mental health benefit, with prior authorization for higher levels of care. Acceptance varies by program, which a program confirms when you call, and children may also qualify through Healthy Montana Kids.
What about eating disorder treatment in Billings, Kalispell, eastern Montana, or the reservations?
Montana's only in-person specialty programs are in Bozeman (EDCMT's PHP and IOP), plus outpatient practices in Great Falls, Helena, and Missoula (Emily Wish) and a low-cost training clinic at the University of Montana in Missoula. Billings, Kalispell, the Hi-Line, eastern Montana, the reservations, and rural counties have no in-person specialty program. For residents there, virtual care is usually the most workable option (EDCMT's statewide Virtual IOP for ages 16 and up), and residential or inpatient care means an out-of-state placement.
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