Indiana Medicaid and what it covers for addiction treatment
Indiana Medicaid programs include the Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP) for adults, Hoosier Healthwise for children and pregnant women, and Traditional Medicaid.
Since the 2010 Affordable Care Act, plans must cover substance use disorder treatment as an essential health benefit. Ask your plan which services it covers. According to SAMHSA and CMS, Medicaid is the single largest payer for substance use and mental health treatment in the United States.
Programs describe their services by level of care, which ranges from outpatient and intensive outpatient to partial hospitalization, residential rehab and medical detox. Of the 518 Indiana facilities in our directory, 364 list outpatient care, making it the most common service. Residential rehab and medical detox are listed far less often.
If you also need treatment for depression, anxiety or another mental health condition, look for programs that list co-occurring care. In our Indiana directory, 121 facilities list co-occurring mental health care, and 35 offer virtual or in-home care.
Who qualifies for Medicaid and how to apply
HIP is the Indiana Medicaid program for adults. Under federal rules, states that expanded Medicaid cover adults with incomes up to 138% of the federal poverty level. You can apply through HealthCare.gov or through Indiana's FSSA Benefits Portal.
Medicaid has no enrollment season. You can apply in any month of the year, including the month you decide to seek treatment.
Rules on backdating coverage to care you received before you applied vary by state. Ask FSSA what applies to you rather than assuming Medicaid will pay for earlier care.
While your application is pending, keep looking for care. Call the programs you are interested in, tell them you have submitted a Medicaid application, and ask whether they can start you on state funding or a sliding-scale fee until it is approved.
State-funded rehab when you don't have Medicaid
State-funded rehab in Indiana is managed by the Division of Mental Health and Addiction (DMHA), part of the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration. DMHA pays for treatment for uninsured residents through certified community providers. It is also the agency that certifies addiction treatment providers across the state.
Recovery Works is a separate DMHA program that pays for treatment for people involved with the criminal justice system.
Programs funded through federal SAMHSA block grants serve people who cannot pay, often charging on a sliding scale by income. They give priority admission to pregnant women and people who inject drugs, so if either applies, mention it on the first call. Many state-funded rehab programs have waitlists for residential beds, while waits for outpatient care are often shorter.
What treatment costs without coverage
We cannot quote a price, because many programs set fees on a sliding scale based on your income. Free rehab in Indiana may be available through DMHA-funded providers or through programs that receive SAMHSA block grant funding.
Before admission, ask the program for a quote based on your income and ask what the quote includes. Care is not always free.
Medicaid-accepting facilities in our Indiana directory
The Medicaid-accepting facilities on this page come from our database. Our directory lists 518 facilities across 126 Indiana cities and towns, and 310 of them accept Medicaid.
Indianapolis has the most options for Medicaid rehab in Indiana, with 48 facilities that accept it.
After Indianapolis, the next cities are Fort Wayne with 13, Evansville with 11, Richmond with 10 and Kokomo with 9. Programs in our directory that accept Medicaid include Indianapolis Comprehensive Treatment Center in Indianapolis, YWCA Northeast Indiana - Hope House in Fort Wayne, and Reid Health in Richmond.
For more Indiana treatment options, see the Indiana rehab directory. For support alongside treatment, our Indiana meetings page lists 1,409 AA meetings and 341 NA meetings in Indiana.
Official Indiana resources
- Healthy Indiana Plan (apply via FSSA Benefits Portal): apply for the Healthy Indiana Plan.
- Division of Mental Health and Addiction: learn about the state agency that certifies providers and funds treatment for uninsured residents.
- Recovery Works: read how the program pays for treatment for people involved with the criminal justice system.
- Indiana 211: dial 211 or visit the site for referrals to state-funded treatment.
How to start today
The chart below shows where to begin, depending on whether you have Medicaid, have no coverage, or need help right now.
If you have Medicaid, you can start looking for Medicaid rehab in Indiana by calling one of the 310 programs on this page or by calling your plan. You can also use our insurance verification form to check your coverage.
If you have no coverage, apply for Medicaid now. While the application is pending, ask programs about state-funded rehab and sliding-scale fees. Free rehab in Indiana may be possible through DMHA-funded providers, so ask each program whether it receives that funding.
For help finding treatment, call SAMHSA's National Helpline at 1-800-662-4357. It is free, confidential, and open 24 hours a day in English and Spanish.
