West Virginia Resources
Medicaid, medicare and medi-cal are all programs that are offered through the state of West Virginia. West Virginia has seen a number of addiction-related disasters throughout the years. With a rising epidemic, there are changes that need to be made in the state.
Coal communities are focusing on the federal dollars that are being used towards the addiction that is plaguing the nation. With these smaller communities being hit hard with the addiction crisis, the money that has been reserved to provide the needed help and the way to get out of it, the communities are currently rejoicing. Federal aid is coming to the rescue for those suffering from addiction in West Virginia.
There are resources provided below for those that are in the Medicaid, medicare, and medi-cal programs that require help with their addiction. Help is always available to those that require it and want to overcome their addiction.
Braxton County Fellowship Home
72 South Stonewall St, Sutton, WV 26601
Phone: (304) 765-2616 www.davishealthcare.com/directory_29.cfm
Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE), payment assistance available.
halfway house or sober living home with residential long-term treatment
Dual diagnosis or persons with co-occuring disorders, gays and lesbians, seniors or older adults, women, and men
THE LIFEHOUSE
631 4th St, Huntington, West Virginia (304) 429-5433 / 304-300-4849
http://www.thelifehousewv.com/ Applications found on website Men & Women
Raymond “Rocky” Meadows, Director/Founder 304-416-5000 ray(AT)lifehousewv.com
Nonmedical sober living, faith based. info(AT)thelifehousewv.com
non-refundable Program Initiation Fee of $100 once deemed eligible for TLH.
resident must pay a weekly Program Fee of $100. The weekly Program Fee covers the cost of the residents living quarters, utilities, program services, and in-house activities. weekly Program Fee is due in advance and can be paid weekly, bi-weekly or monthly. In special situations the Executive Director of TLH may consider implementing a different payment plan for a resident. These situations are reviewed on a case by case basis
drug/alcohol free for a minimum of 24 hours – must not have any current warrants and/or capiases
Presteria Centers
various locations see website for location info/contact http://www.prestera.org ph# 877.399.7776
Inpatient / detox / outpatient – accepts Medicaid – no one turned away for inability to pay
Life Changers Outreach
Men’s & Women’s Center, 202 Sugar Hollow Rd – Pigeon Forge, TN – 37863
info(AT)lifechangersoutreach.com http://lifechangersoutreach.com/ Ph (865) 403 – 0149
WEST VIRGINIA, MEN’S CENTER – 3184 HOLDEN RD, HOLDEN, WV 25625 Ph (304) 953 – 3959
West Virginia, Women’s Center – 3677 ROBERT C. BYRD DR, BECKLEY, WV 25801 Ph (304) 953 – 3987
North Carolina WOMEN & Men CTR – 3182 OLD HENDERSONVILLE HWY. PISGAH FOREST, NC 28768 Ph (828) 713 – 8948
ALASKA, WOMEN’S CENTER – 5500 WOLVERINE AVE, WASILLA, AK 99654 Ph (907) 370 – 3374
MISSOURI, MEN’S CENTER – 10409 STATE ROUTE BB, ROLLA, MO 65401 Ph (573) 405 – 0176
OHIO, MENS CENTER – 9267 OH-43, STREETSBORO, OH 44241 Ph (234) 400-9109
WASHINGTON, MEN’S CENTER – 16500 NE 27TH WY, VANCOUVER, WA 98684 Ph (206) 450-2359
- 12-month discipleship program is for men and women
- All facilities are smoke free
- Free program
- Application on website
West Virginia’s Medicaid Opioid Support in the United States
| Table 1: Medicaid’s Role in Addressing the Opioid Epidemic (as of June 2019) | ||||||
| State | Opioid Overdose Death Rate per 100,000 (2017) | Number of Opioid Overdose Deaths (2017) | Medicaid Coverage of MAT Drugs (2018) | IMD Exclusion Waiver for SUD Treatment (2019) | ||
| Prescription Opioids | Heroin | Synthetic Opioids | ||||
| United States | 14.9 | 14,495 | 15,482 | 28,466 | M – 41, B – 51, N – 51 |
21 Approved, 7 Pending |
| Alabama | 9.0 | 141 | 125 | 198 | M, B, N | No |
| Alaska | 13.9 | 47 | 36 | 37 | M, B, N | Approved |
| Arizona | 13.5 | 349 | 334 | 267 | M, B, N | Pending |
| Arkansas | 6.5 | 116 | 15 | 68 | B, N | No |
| California | 5.3 | 973 | 715 | 536 | M, B, N | Approved |
| Colorado | 10.0 | 254 | 224 | 112 | M, B, N | No |
| Connecticut | 27.7 | 188 | 425 | 686 | M, B, N | No |
| Delaware | 27.8 | 64 | 121 | 178 | M, B, N | Pending |
| District of Columbia | 34.7 | 39 | 127 | 182 | M, B, N | No |
| Florida | 16.3 | 1,133 | 707 | 2,126 | M, B, N | No |
| Georgia | 9.7 | 513 | 263 | 419 | M, B, N | No |
| Hawaii | 3.4 | 33 | 10 | N/A | M, B, N | No |
| Idaho | 6.2 | 55 | 23 | 22 | B, N | No |
| Illinois | 17.2 | 494 | 1,187 | 1,251 | M, B, N | Approved |
| Indiana | 18.8 | 390 | 327 | 649 | M, B, N | Approved |
| Iowa | 6.9 | 95 | 61 | 92 | M, B, N | No |
| Kansas | 5.1 | 74 | 25 | 32 | B, N | Approved |
| Kentucky | 27.9 | 399 | 269 | 780 | B, N | Approved |
| Louisiana | 9.3 | 161 | 162 | 156 | B, N | Approved |
| Maine | 29.9 | 75 | 76 | 278 | M, B, N | No |
| Maryland | 32.2 | 524 | 522 | 1,542 | M, B, N | Approved |
| Massachusetts | 28.2 | 254 | 466 | 1,649 | M, B, N | Approved |
| Michigan | 21.2 | 510 | 783 | 1,368 | M, B, N | Pending |
| Minnesota | 7.8 | 150 | 111 | 184 | M, B, N | Pending |
| Mississippi | 6.4 | 89 | 34 | 81 | M, B, N | No |
| Missouri | 16.5 | 226 | 299 | 618 | M, B, N | No |
| Montana | 3.6 | 22 | N/A | N/A | M, B, N | No |
| Nebraska | 3.1 | 32 | N/A | 25 | B, N | Pending |
| Nevada | 13.3 | 239 | 94 | 66 | M, B, N | No |
| New Hampshire | 34.0 | 51 | 28 | 374 | M, B, N | Approved |
| New Jersey | 22.0 | 424 | 1,085 | 1,376 | M, B, N | Approved |
| New Mexico | 16.7 | 144 | 144 | 75 | M, B, N | Approved |
| New York | 16.1 | 821 | 1,356 | 2,238 | M, B, N | No |
| North Carolina | 19.8 | 573 | 537 | 1,285 | M, B, N | Approved |
| North Dakota | 4.8 | 18 | N/A | 12 | B, N | No |
| Ohio | 39.2 | 854 | 1,000 | 3,523 | M, B, N | Pending |
| Oklahoma | 10.2 | 226 | 61 | 102 | M, B, N | No |
| Oregon | 8.1 | 124 | 124 | 85 | M, B, N | No |
| Pennsylvania | 21.2 | 564 | 819 | 1,982 | M, B, N | Approved |
| Rhode Island | 26.9 | 74 | 14 | 201 | M, B, N | Approved |
| South Carolina | 15.5 | 312 | 153 | 404 | B, N | No |
| South Dakota | 4.0 | 14 | N/A | 14 | M, B, N | No |
| Tennessee | 19.3 | 592 | 311 | 590 | B, N | Pending |
| Texas | 5.1 | 535 | 569 | 348 | M, B, N | No |
| Utah | 15.5 | 290 | 147 | 92 | M, B, N | Approved |
| Vermont | 20.0 | 27 | 41 | 77 | M, B, N | Approved |
| Virginia | 14.8 | 336 | 556 | 829 | M, B, N | Approved |
| Washington | 9.6 | 250 | 306 | 143 | M, B, N | Approved |
| West Virginia | 49.6 | 279 | 244 | 618 | M, B, N | Approved |
| Wisconsin | 16.9 | 318 | 414 | 466 | M, B, N | Approved |
| Wyoming | 8.7 | 30 | N/A | 17 | B, N | No |
| NOTE: Overdose deaths by type of opioid are not mutually exclusive and should not be summed. Synthetic opioid deaths do not include deaths due to methadone. Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) drugs are: methadone (M), buprenorphine (B), and naltrexone (N). Naltrexone includes both oral and injectable. An IMD (Institution for Mental Disease) is an inpatient facility with over 16 beds. | ||||||
