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Eating disorder treatment in Wisconsin

An estimated 511,758 Wisconsinites will experience an eating disorder in their lifetime. The state is home to one of the country's largest eating disorder specialty providers, so unlike many states it offers a full in-state range of care. Care is available at every level: inpatient, residential, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, outpatient, and virtual programs.(source)

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About eating disorder treatment in Wisconsin

Rogers Behavioral Health, in Oconomowoc and Delafield west of Milwaukee, offers every level of care from inpatient through outpatient, plus a males-specific track. It also runs partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient locations in Madison and Appleton. Inner Haven Wellness provides PHP and IOP care in Madison, Neenah, and Brookfield, Children's Wisconsin anchors pediatric care in Milwaukee, and Iris Health Clinic in Waukesha treats co-occurring substance use. Specialty care is mostly located in southeast and east Wisconsin. The Northwoods, the Driftless Area, La Crosse, and Green Bay have no in-person specialty PHP, IOP, or residential program, so northern and western residents generally rely on virtual treatment.

Paying for treatment in Wisconsin

Most commercial health plans in Wisconsin 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)

BadgerCare Plus, Wisconsin's Medicaid program for families and adults, covers eating disorder treatment as a mental health benefit, with prior authorization and medical-necessity review for higher levels of care.(source)

Wisconsin's parity statute requires group and individual commercial policies to cover inpatient, outpatient, and transitional (intermediate, including PHP, IOP, and residential) mental health benefits with no more restrictive financial or treatment limits than medical and surgical benefits. Eating disorders are covered as mental disorders within the statutory category.(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 Wisconsin

Where can I get residential eating disorder treatment in Wisconsin?

Wisconsin has residential eating disorder treatment in two places. Rogers Behavioral Health's Oconomowoc and Delafield campus west of Milwaukee treats children, adolescents, and adults of all genders within a full inpatient-through-outpatient continuum, including a males-specific track and co-occurring OCD and anxiety tracks. Aurora Psychiatric Hospital's Dewey Center in Wauwatosa offers residential care within a hospital that also treats co-occurring substance use, mood, and anxiety conditions. People needing residential care elsewhere in the state usually travel to one of these two.

Does BadgerCare Plus cover eating disorder treatment?

Yes, as part of its behavioral health coverage. Which eating disorder specialty programs accept BadgerCare Plus varies by program, and the program you call will confirm whether they accept your coverage.

What about eating disorder treatment in Northern Wisconsin, the Driftless Area, or Eau Claire?

The Northwoods (Vilas, Oneida, Forest, and Iron counties), the Driftless Area along the Mississippi River, the Eau Claire and Chippewa Valley region, and most of northeastern Wisconsin outside Rogers Behavioral Health's Appleton clinic have no in-person eating disorder specialty PHP, IOP, or residential program. Residents in those areas usually rely on virtual programs for outpatient and intensive outpatient care. In-person specialty care means traveling to Milwaukee, Madison, Oconomowoc, or Appleton.

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