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Eating disorder treatment in New York

An estimated 1.7 million New Yorkers will experience an eating disorder in their lifetime, and the state has built one of the country's most extensive eating disorder treatment systems, anchored by the nation's only state-legislated network of Comprehensive Care Centers for Eating Disorders. Care is available at every level, from inpatient and acute medical stabilization to residential, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, outpatient, and virtual programs.(source)

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About eating disorder treatment in New York

The Comprehensive Care Centers are a state-funded system. The Metropolitan New York center is anchored by NewYork-Presbyterian Outlook at Westchester in White Plains, which runs the state's only specialized inpatient unit, and by Columbia's Center for Eating Disorders at NYSPI in New York City. The Western New York center runs through Golisano Children's Hospital in Rochester. Mount Sinai's Center of Excellence in Eating and Weight Disorders adds academic specialty care in New York City. Programs are most available in New York City, Long Island, and Westchester, with smaller concentrations around Rochester, Buffalo, and Albany. The North Country, the Southern Tier, and rural upstate counties rely on virtual programs or in-state travel.

Paying for treatment in New York

Most commercial health plans in New York cover eating disorder treatment as a mental health benefit, subject to your plan's deductible, copays, and prior authorization for higher levels of care. Whether a specific program is in-network varies by plan, which the program checks when they verify your benefits.(source)

New York Medicaid covers eating disorder treatment as a mental health benefit, with prior authorization and medical-necessity review for higher levels of care. Narins Eating Disorder Center in Amherst accepts Medicaid for its partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and outpatient programs. Children may also qualify for coverage through Child Health Plus.(source)

New York's parity statute (commonly known as Timothy's Law) requires state-regulated group plans to cover treatment for biologically based mental illnesses at parity with physical conditions. Anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder are explicitly named. ARFID, OSFED, and other DSM-5 eating disorders are covered through federal MHPAEA.(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 New York

Where can I get residential eating disorder treatment in New York?

Residential eating disorder care in New York is mainly downstate. Monte Nido operates adult residential care, including Monte Nido Glen Cove, the first all-genders adult residential program in the state, and Clementine runs adolescent residential programs in the Hudson Valley and on the North Shore of Long Island. NewYork-Presbyterian's Outlook at Westchester in White Plains is the state's specialized inpatient eating disorder unit and admits children, adolescents, and adults to a higher-acuity step.

Does New York Medicaid cover eating disorder treatment?

Yes. The state-funded Comprehensive Care Centers for Eating Disorders accept Medicaid alongside commercial insurance, which is a meaningful access point for lower-income families. The member hospitals (NewYork-Presbyterian's Outlook at Westchester, Cohen Children's, Columbia NYSPI, University of Rochester and Golisano Children's, Albany Medical Center, and HPA/LiveWell) are also among the highest-acuity eating disorder programs in the state.

How do the Comprehensive Care Centers for Eating Disorders work, and what if I live upstate?

Three regional centers each cover part of the state. The Metropolitan center covers New York City, Long Island, and Westchester. The Western center covers the Rochester area and much of upstate, and the Northeastern center covers the Capital Region and the eastern upstate. If you live in the Finger Lakes, Southern Tier, North Country, or Adirondacks, the nearest center is in Rochester or Albany. For lower levels of care, virtual outpatient and intensive outpatient programs are often the easier option.

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Eating disorders we cover

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

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