Drug and Alcohol Rehabs in Nevada That Accept Medicaid
What is Medicaid?
Medicaid provides health coverage for rehab to low-income adults, pregnant women, children, elderly adults, and those with disabilities.2 Each state administers its own Medicaid programs but follows federal requirements, and Medicaid is funded jointly by the federal and state governments.2
As of August 2022, 877,180 Nevadans were enrolled in a Medicaid or Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) insurance plan.2 What’s covered? As with all state Medicaid plans, outpatient and inpatient hospital services, visits to your physician, and mental healthcare service—including substance use disorder services—are covered under a Medicaid plan.3,4
Nevada Medicaid reimburses for community-based mental healthcare services, including rehab and therapy if the behavioral healthcare services are recommended by a licensed healthcare practitioner or physician.5
To learn more about your specific coverage under Nevada Medicaid, call the number on the back of your card.
Nevada Medicaid Eligibility
To be eligible for Nevada Medicaid, you must be a resident of Nevada; a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, permanent resident, or legal alien; in need of health insurance, and have a financial situation categorized as low or very low income, which as of November 2022, meant a single-person household’s annual income (before taxes) could not exceed $18,075. For each additional person in the household, $6,277 gets tacked on to the limit. Thus, a family of four’s annual household income cannot exceed $36,908, and so on.6
Besides the financial requirement to qualify for Nevada Medicaid, you must also be pregnant, blind, at least 65 years old, be responsible for a child aged 18 or younger, have a disability, or have a family member in your household with a disability.6
Since eligibility requirements are subject to change, you can see if you qualify and sign up for benefits through the Access Nevada site.
How to Find Rehabs That Accept Nevada Medicaid
If you or a loved one struggle with drug or alcohol addiction, have Nevada Medicaid, and are ready to get help, call American Addiction Centers (AAC) today. Our Desert Hope Treatment Center in Las Vegas accepts Medicaid and can apply this coverage to the cost of treatment.
If you’re unsure how to use your insurance plan to pay for treatment, call us for a free, confidential consultation, 24/7. Let one of our compassionate Admissions Navigators answer your questions, and help you verify your insurance coverage for treatment.
Treatment costs vary depending on individual factors such as the level of care you need, the length of treatment, the coverage provided by your specific Nevada Medicaid insurance plan, and whether you have co-insurance.
Even if Nevada Medicaid won’t cover the entire cost of treatment, many facilities offer other payment options that may be available to you such as flexible payment plans, special financing, or scholarship opportunities.
Don’t wait. Use your Nevada Medicaid to help you pay for treatment today and start you on your journey to recovery.
- Division of Health Care Financing and Policy. (2012, July). Welcome to Nevada Medicaid and Nevada check up.
- Medicaid.gov. (n.d.). Medicaid.
- Medicaid.gov. (n.d.). Benefits.
- Medicaid.gov. (n.d.). Behavioral health services.
- State of Nevada. (n.d.). Behavioral health.
- Medicaid.gov. (n.d.). Nevada Medicaid.
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2020). National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS).
- Medicaid.gov. (n.d.). Parity.
- State of Nevada Department of Health and Human Services. (2022, April 28). Nevada’s treatment of opioid use disorders (OUDs) and substance use disorders (SUDs) transformation project.
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. (n.d.). Nevada—state required benefits.