Insurance and Payment Options at New Wave Recovery Center
Every way to pay for treatment at New Wave is on this page. One plan is in-network: WellSense, which is also the plan we accept through MassHealth. Other insurers are out of network, and out-of-network benefits often still pay a share, so we check those too. No insurance yet? There is a path for that too. Whatever your situation, the first call is a free benefits check with someone in recovery, and it ends with a clear next step.
1 in-network plan
WellSense, including through MassHealth
3 outpatient levels
Day treatment, IOP and Relapse Prevention
Day and evening
IOP groups built around work and family
Every day
Holistic care beside the clinical groups
The Joint Commission
LegitScript Certified
Massachusetts BSAS
Which Insurance Does New Wave Accept?
Find your plan below. Each option explains what to expect and links to the page that goes deeper.
In-network. Day treatment, IOP and the Relapse Prevention Program fall under your behavioral health benefits.
Accepted through the WellSense plan. If your MassHealth plan is not WellSense, we explain what switching involves.
Out of network. Many members still come here through out-of-network benefits, and we check what your plan pays first.
Out of network. We check your out-of-network benefits and tell you what you would pay before you decide.
One form, two steps, phone number first. We check your plan and get back to you with the result.
Talk to admissions about self-pay. We do not publish prices, and we never guess at them on the phone.
How Do I Know What My Plan Covers?
If you have WellSense, you are in-network here, and our WellSense page explains what that means at each level. MassHealth pays for behavioral health and substance use disorder services, and WellSense is the MassHealth plan we accept [1]. Your benefits check confirms what your plan pays before you start.
If you have a different plan, we are out of network with it. That does not always mean you cannot come here, but it does change what you pay. On the first call we check your out-of-network benefits and give you a clear picture of the cost.
No coverage at all is not a closed door. Admissions walks you through self-pay and looks at whether you qualify for MassHealth, so you hang up knowing your options.
Which Levels of Care Does Insurance Apply To?
Coverage is decided level by level. Here is the full outpatient path at New Wave, and the first call settles what your plan pays at each one.
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Insurance and Payment FAQs
Do you take my insurance?
We are in-network with WellSense and approved through MassHealth, where the plan we accept is WellSense. We are out of network with other insurers. The fastest way to learn what your plan pays is the free benefits check on your first call.
Does MassHealth cover treatment at New Wave?
MassHealth pays for behavioral health and substance use disorder services [1], and the MassHealth plan we accept is WellSense. If your MassHealth plan is WellSense, you are covered for our outpatient levels. If it is another plan, we explain what switching to WellSense involves and whether it fits you.
What if my insurance is out of network?
Out of network changes what you pay, not whether you can come. On the first call we check your out-of-network benefits and tell you the cost in plain words. Some plans pay a share of outpatient care even out of network, and some do not, so we check rather than guess.
How does the benefits check work?
You call, or send the two-step form with your phone number first. Someone in recovery contacts your plan and reads back what it covers at each level of care, including any approval it asks for. You get the result before you decide anything, and you can stop at any point.
How much does treatment cost without insurance?
We do not publish prices, and we will not guess at one here. Admissions explains self-pay on the phone. They also check whether you qualify for MassHealth, because many people who expect to pay on their own turn out to have coverage.
Does insurance cover IOP and day treatment?
Both are outpatient levels, and both sit inside the behavioral health benefits that MassHealth pays for [1]. Day treatment, also known as a Partial Hospitalization Program, runs about 6 weeks. IOP runs about 3 months in day or evening tracks. We confirm what your plan covers for each before you start.
Clinically reviewed by Danielle Visone, Mental Health Counselor and Clinical Director.
Danielle reviewed the levels of care on this page. Insurance statements were reviewed by the New Wave admissions team against the current WellSense contract.
Sources and References
- MassHealth Covered Services. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. mass.gov/info-details/masshealth-covered-services
Read Before You Decide
Not ready to call? These guides answer the questions people ask before they do.
Find Your Way Back to Yourself
The first call is a conversation, and you can end it at any point. You will answer a few questions, hear what your plan covers and hang up knowing what to do next. The person you talk to will be someone in recovery.
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Insurance and payment at New Wave
Out of network. In-network with WellSense. Approved through MassHealth (the plan we accept under MassHealth is WellSense). Our team can help you understand your benefits and, where appropriate, switch to WellSense.