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A new mental health and addiction treatment facility–the San Joaquin Be Well Campus–is being proposed for the French Camp area of California. On the campus would be a “sobering center” (that provides short-term care so that someone who is intoxicated–and nonviolent–can safely sober up.
Such provisions can eliminate the need for incarceration in cases of public intoxication.) Sobering centers have not been widely recognized as an option. Perhaps they should be.
~ Rita Milios
Paying for Alcohol and Drug Rehab in Vallejo
Most Vallejo drug rehabs accept multiple forms of payment, including self-pay and private or public insurance. If you’re uninsured or underinsured and need help covering the cost of your care, you may even be eligible for reduced-cost or free treatment.
Some of the discounted and free addiction options in Vallejo and the surrounding locations include:
- Government-funded treatment centers: These facilities get funding from various government sources so they can provide low-cost and even free therapy and recovery support for economically disadvantaged individuals.
- Sliding scale facilities: These facilities use a variable fee scale that’s based on income and will only charge you what you can afford to pay. Services may even be free, depending on the facility and your financial situation.
- Methadone clinics: These facilities offer medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid-use disorders. Some are funded by public sources and will not turn anyone away due to an inability to pay.
- Non-profits: These treatment centers are funded via grants, donations, and subsidies from public sources and private donors. Many facilities use that funding to provide affordable and free treatment for persons experiencing financial need.
If you’re interested in getting low-cost or free treatment at a drug or alcohol rehab in Vallejo, you must be able to demonstrate financial need to qualify. A few local treatment and recovery centers that may be able to help you with payment assistance include:
- Genesis House Inc.
- Bi-Bett Corporation
- Ujima Family Recovery Services (located roughly 9 miles from Vallejo)
Financing Addiction Treatment With Private Insurance
If you currently have a private health plan, it may pay for inpatient or outpatient treatment at various drug and alcohol rehabs in Vallejo. Under the Affordable Care Act, most private insurers are required by law to offer plans that provide some degree of coverage for addiction treatment services. A handful of local treatment centers accept private insurance from various major providers, including Kaiser, Aetna, Beacon Health, Blue Shield of California, and others.
Keep in mind that your plan may include coverage limits and stipulations on the types of therapies and length of treatment it will pay for. And if your plan has a provider network, you’ll need to select a facility within that network to maximize your coverage.
Paying for Drug Rehab With Medicaid or Medicare
Both California Medicaid (Medi-Cal) and Medicare provide coverage for several medically necessary inpatient and outpatient addiction treatment services. If you have one of these public health plans, you can use it to pay for treatment at approved Vallejo drug and alcohol rehabs.
Within 10 miles of the city, you’ll find four rehab centers that take Medicare and five that accept Medi-Cal. At these facilities, your plan may partially or fully cover the cost of your care, depending on the type and length of treatment you need.
If you don’t have health insurance, you can sign up for Medi-Cal if your annual income falls at or below 138% of the federal poverty level for your household size. You can sign up for Medicare beginning three months before your 65th birthday and during the four months thereafter. You can also sign up during the plan’s general and annual enrollment periods if you miss your initial enrollment window. If you’re under 65 and have a disability, you may qualify to enroll in Medicare, too.
Resources
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. CDC Wonder Online Database. (2021). Underlying Cause of Death, 1999-2020 Results, Deaths occurring through 2020.
- Abraham AJ, Andrews CM, Grogan CM, D’Aunno T, Humphreys KN, Pollack HA, Friedmann PD. (2017, January). The Affordable Care Act Transformation of Substance Use Disorder Treatment. American Journal of Public Health, 107(1):31-32.
- California Department of Health Care Services. (2016, August). Drug Medi-Cal (DMC) Title 22 Requirements.
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. (2021, December 01). Original Medicare (Part A and B) Eligibility and Enrollment.
