Intensive outpatient (IOP) in Austin, Texas

5 list Medicaid on their records: Cross Creek Hospital, Positive Recovery Services, Recovery Unplugged Austin, Recovery Unplugged Encore and Bee Cave Recovery. Call the program, then the member services number on your Medicaid card: most Texas Medicaid members are in a managed care health plan (STAR, STAR+PLUS, STAR Kids or STAR Health), and the program has to be in that plan's network.

11 accept private insurance, 3 Medicare and 8 TRICARE. The plans named most on their own websites: Aetna (4), Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (4), Cigna (4) and Humana (4). A program that doesn't name your plan may still take it: call the number on your insurance card and ask whether the program is in network for IOP, whether you need prior authorization, and what you'll pay.

Cima Find Care doesn't list prices: what you pay depends on your insurance, the program and how long you need care. Of these 11 programs, 11 take cash or self-pay, 2 have a sliding-scale fee set by income and 2 list state or federal funding for substance use treatment, which can pay for people without insurance. Before you start, ask the program to check your benefits and to put the daily or weekly price in writing.

Usually several weeks, with fewer hours a week as you go, then a step down to outpatient care. How long depends on your progress and what your insurance approves.

A photo ID, your insurance or Medicaid card, a list of your medicines and doses, and your doctors' names and numbers. The first visit is mostly an assessment and paperwork, so it can take longer than a regular session.

In an emergency, call 911. In a mental health or substance use crisis, call or text 988, any time. SAMHSA's National Helpline, 1-800-662-4357, is free, confidential and open all day, every day, and can refer you to treatment.