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Health Colorado is an organization serving members of Health First Colorado, the state’s Medicaid program, in southern Colorado. It has worked as a regional organization coordinating physical and behavioral health services for Medicaid members. Coverage through Health First Colorado can include drug and alcohol treatment, with benefits depending on the provider network and level of care.

Colorado centers name Health Colorado on their websites. Medicaid members in the region can ask a facility whether it is in Health Colorado’s network, then contact the organization about any authorization requirements. Asking both before admission helps clarify coverage for services such as withdrawal management, residential care or outpatient counseling.

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Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers That Accept Health Colorado

Avenues Recovery Center – Fort Collins

4880 Ziegler Road, Fort Collins, Colorado, 80528

4.7★★★★★~~100~~

Joint Commission

DetoxResidentialPHP+4

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts TRICARE+2

Co-occurring DisordersMATTrauma-informed+6

Avenues Recovery Center is located at 4880 Ziegler Road in Fort Collins, within a few minutes of Timnath and Windsor. That radius takes in Fort Collins, Timnath, Windsor and Loveland, all within 8 miles. Fort Collins sits in Larimer County, and the county's own provision is limited enough that this site draws from a wide area. Services run to detox, residential treatment and intensive outpatient. Medication-assisted treatment pairs buprenorphine, methadone or naltrexone with counseling. Some…

9.7 miArapaho and Roosevelt National Forests43 miRocky Mountain Metropolitan AirportServes2 towns

Substances treated

Adderall Rehab · Alcohol Detox · Alcohol MAT Friendly · Alcohol Medication Treatment · Alcohol Only Rehab · Alcohol Rehab · Ativan (Lorazepam) Rehab · Beer Addiction Treatment · Benzodiazepine Rehab · Binge Drinking Treatment · +53 more

Levels of care

14-Day Rehab · 21-Day Rehab · 30-Day Rehab · 45-Day Rehab · 60-Day Rehab · 90-Day Rehab · Addiction Retreat · Aftercare and Continuing Care · Alcohol Detox Program · Anxiety Retreat · +60 more

Therapies

12 Step Rehab · Addiction Counseling · Anger Management · Brief Intervention · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Counseling and Therapy · Couples Counseling · Evidence-Based Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · +4 more

Mental health

Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Depression and Anxiety · Depression and Trauma · Mental Health Conditions · Mental Health Treatment · Psychiatric Medication Management · Trauma Treatment

Groups served

Adult Rehab · Couples Rehab · Hepatitis Support Services · HIV and Hepatitis Care · HIV Support Services · Men's Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Men's Outpatient Rehab · Men's Rehab · Men's Residential Rehab · Men's Telehealth · +21 more

Support services

Case Management · Employment Support · Health and Wellness Support · Health Education · Hepatitis C Treatment · HIV Treatment · Housing and Employment Support · Housing Assistance · Practical Support · PrEP Services · +5 more

Insurance accepted

Anthem / Elevance Health · Carelon Behavioral Health · Colorado Community Health Alliance · Health Colorado · HealthPartners · Kaiser Permanente · Medicaid · TRICARE · TriWest Healthcare Alliance · VA Community Care

Metro Treatment of Colorado LP – Grand Junction

2956 North Avenue, Grand Junction, Colorado, 81504

4.1★★★★☆42

CARF accredited

IOPOutpatientTelehealth+1

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+3

Co-occurring DisordersMATMethadone+10

2956 North Avenue in Grand Junction puts Metro Treatment of Colorado LP inside a short drive of Fruitvale, Clifton and the towns around them. Grand Junction, Redlands, Palisade and Fruita all sit within 13 miles of the door. Mesa County is the relevant authority here, which matters for anyone using state-funded care. What is available here is intensive outpatient and outpatient care. Medication-assisted treatment pairs buprenorphine, methadone or naltrexone with counseling. Video appointments are an…

4.1 miGunnison River3.6 miGrand Junction Regional AirportServes2 towns

Substances treated

Adderall Rehab · Carfentanil Rehab · Chronic Pain and Substance Use · Codeine Rehab · Concerta Rehab · Dexedrine Rehab · Fentanyl Patch (Duragesic) Rehab · Fentanyl Rehab · Heroin Rehab · Hydrocodone Rehab · +27 more

Levels of care

Aftercare and Continuing Care · Discharge Planning · Evening Treatment · Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) · Non-12-Step Rehab · Online Rehab and Telehealth · Outpatient MAT Clinic · Outpatient Rehab · Overdose Prevention Education · Post-Treatment Follow-Up · +2 more

Therapies

Addiction Counseling · Anger Management · Brief Intervention · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Contingency Management · Counseling and Therapy · Evidence-Based Therapy · Group Therapy · Individual Therapy · Matrix Model Treatment · +2 more

Mental health

Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Depression and Anxiety · Depression and Trauma · Mental Health Conditions · Mental Health Treatment · Trauma Treatment

Groups served

Active Duty Military Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Active Duty Military Medicare Rehab · Active Duty Military Outpatient Rehab · Active Duty Military Rehab · Active Duty Military Suboxone · Active Duty Military Telehealth · Active Duty Military Trauma Rehab · Active Duty Military TRICARE Rehab · Adult Rehab · Court Ordered Dual Diagnosis Rehab · +67 more

Support services

Case Management · Community Outreach · Health and Wellness Support · Housing and Employment Support · Housing Assistance · Peer Support · Practical Support · Recovery Support Services · Self Help Groups · Suicide Prevention Services · +1 more

Insurance accepted

Abilis Health · Aetna · Carelon Behavioral Health · Curative Health Plan · Health Colorado · HealthPartners · Humana · Magellan Health · Medicaid · Medicare · +6 more

Avenues Recovery Center at Denver – Aurora

1820 South Potomac Street, Aurora, Colorado, 80012

4.6★★★★★~~323~~

Joint Commission

DetoxResidentialPHP+4

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts TRICARE+2

Co-occurring DisordersMATTrauma-informed+6

Avenues Recovery Center at Denver is located at 1820 South Potomac Street in Aurora, within 5.0 miles of Four Square Mile and Holly Hills. Four Square Mile, Holly Hills, Cherry Creek and Glendale all sit within 6 miles of the door. Aurora is in Arapahoe County, which shapes which public funding routes apply. Avenues Recovery Center at Denver provides detox, residential treatment and intensive outpatient. Federal registration is held through SAMHSA and licensing through the…

26 miNorth Fork South Platte River15 miDenver International AirportServes13 towns

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CFHW Specialty Behavioral Health Servs – Boulder

1000 Alpine Avenue, Boulder, Colorado, 80304

3.1★★★☆☆17

Federally certified

DetoxOutpatientTelehealth+1

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+6

Co-occurring DisordersMATTrauma-informed+10

Spanish spokenDeaf and HoH

CFHW Specialty Behavioral Health Servs is at 1000 Alpine Avenue in Boulder. Pine Brook Hill is 1.5 miles away and Seven Hills 2.5. Within around 5 miles that includes Tall Timber, Valmont, Crisman and Lazy Acres. The facility falls within Boulder County for the purposes of state and county-funded treatment. Treatment here covers intensive outpatient and outpatient care. Buprenorphine, methadone or naltrexone can be prescribed alongside therapy. Both conditions are worked on in parallel, which…

6.6 miBoulder Falls12 miRocky Mountain Metropolitan AirportServes12 towns

Substances treated

Adderall Rehab · Alcohol MAT Friendly · Alcohol Medication Treatment · Alcohol Only Rehab · Alcohol Rehab · Beer Addiction Treatment · Binge Drinking Treatment · Carfentanil Rehab · Chronic Pain and Substance Use · Codeine Rehab · +37 more

Levels of care

Aftercare and Continuing Care · Clonidine and Lofexidine Detox · Continuing Care · Detox by Substance · Detox Centers · Discharge Planning · Evening Treatment · Non-12-Step Rehab · Online Rehab and Telehealth · Outpatient MAT Clinic · +4 more

Therapies

Activity Therapy · Addiction Counseling · Anger Management · Brief Intervention · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Counseling and Therapy · Couples Counseling · Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) · EMDR Therapy · Evidence-Based Therapy · +7 more

Mental health

Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Crisis Intervention · Depression and Anxiety · Depression and PTSD · Depression and Trauma · Family Education Programs · Illness Management and Recovery · Mental Health Conditions · Mental Health Crisis Services · Mental Health Treatment · +8 more

Groups served

Adult Rehab · Couples Rehab · Court Ordered Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Court Ordered MAT · Court Ordered Medicare Rehab · Court Ordered Outpatient Rehab · Court Ordered Rehab · Court Referral Accepted · Early HIV Intervention · Hepatitis Support Services · +46 more

Support services

Case Management · Chronic Illness Management · Community Outreach · Education and Job Training · Employment Support · Health and Wellness Support · Health Education · Housing and Employment Support · Housing Assistance · Intensive Case Management · +13 more

Languages

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Deaf and Hard of Hearing MAT · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Rehab · Spanish Speaking Rehab

Insurance accepted

Anthem / Elevance Health · Cigna Healthcare · Colorado Community Health Alliance · Health Colorado · HealthPartners · Humana · Medicaid · Medicare · TRICARE · UnitedHealthcare (UHC)

CFHW Specialty Behavioral Health Servs – South Sherman Street, Longmont

834 South Sherman Street, Longmont, Colorado, 80501

1.0★☆☆☆☆1

Federally certified

OutpatientTelehealth

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+6

Co-occurring DisordersTrauma-informedVeterans+6

Spanish spoken

CFHW Specialty Behavioral Health Servs is at 834 South Sherman Street in Longmont. Niwot is 4.2 miles away and Gunbarrel 6.6. People travelling from Niwot, Gunbarrel, Leyner and Frederick are all inside 8 miles. Longmont sits in Boulder County, and the county's own provision is limited enough that this site draws from a wide area. What is available here is intensive outpatient and outpatient care. Addiction and mental health care run alongside each other here.…

14 miNorth Fork Little Thompson River17 miRocky Mountain Metropolitan AirportServes8 towns

Substances treated

Adderall Rehab · Concerta Rehab · Dexedrine Rehab · Nicotine and Tobacco Treatment · Nicotine Replacement Therapy · Prescription Stimulant Rehab · Ritalin Rehab · Smoking Cessation Counseling · Smoking Cessation Medication · Stimulant Rehab · +2 more

Levels of care

Evening Treatment · Non-12-Step Rehab · Online Rehab and Telehealth · Outpatient Rehab · Weekend Rehab

Therapies

Activity Therapy · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Counseling and Therapy · Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) · EMDR Therapy · Evidence-Based Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Individual Therapy · Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment · +1 more

Mental health

Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) · Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Crisis Intervention · Depression and Anxiety · Depression and PTSD · Depression and Trauma · Family Education Programs · First Episode Psychosis · Mental Health Conditions · Mental Health Crisis Services · +6 more

Groups served

Adult Rehab · Couples Rehab · Court Ordered Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Court Ordered Medicare Rehab · Court Ordered Outpatient Rehab · Court Ordered Rehab · Court Referral Accepted · Senior Outpatient Rehab · Senior Rehab · Senior Telehealth · +4 more

Support services

Case Management · Education and Job Training · Health and Wellness Support · Housing and Employment Support · Housing Assistance · Intensive Case Management · Nutrition and Fitness Counseling · Peer Support · Recovery Support Services · Suicide Prevention Services · +3 more

Languages

Spanish Speaking Rehab

Insurance accepted

Anthem / Elevance Health · Cigna Healthcare · Colorado Community Health Alliance · Health Colorado · HealthPartners · Humana · Medicaid · Medicare · TRICARE · UnitedHealthcare (UHC)

CFHW Specialty Behavioral Health Servs – Lafayette

1455 Dixon Avenue, Lafayette, Colorado, 80026

3.3★★★☆☆7

Federally certified

OutpatientTelehealthAftercare

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+6

Co-occurring DisordersMATTrauma-informed+10

Spanish spokenDeaf and HoH

CFHW Specialty Behavioral Health Servs is located at 1455 Dixon Avenue in Lafayette, within a few minutes of Louisville and Broomfield. The practical catchment runs to roughly 5 miles, covering Broomfield, Leyner, Erie and Paragon Estates. Lafayette sits in Boulder County, and the county's own provision is limited enough that this site draws from a wide area. CFHW Specialty Behavioral Health Servs provides intensive outpatient and outpatient care. Federal registration is held through SAMHSA and…

17 miBoulder Falls5.5 miRocky Mountain Metropolitan AirportServes13 towns

Substances treated

Levels of care

Aftercare and Continuing Care · Continuing Care · Discharge Planning · Evening Treatment · Non-12-Step Rehab · Online Rehab and Telehealth · Outpatient MAT Clinic · Outpatient Rehab · Overdose Prevention Education · Recurrence Prevention · +1 more

Therapies

Activity Therapy · Acupuncture · Addiction Counseling · Anger Management · Brief Intervention · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Counseling and Therapy · Couples Counseling · Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) · EMDR Therapy · +8 more

Mental health

Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Crisis Intervention · Depression and Anxiety · Depression and PTSD · Depression and Trauma · Family Education Programs · Mental Health Conditions · Mental Health Crisis Services · Mental Health Treatment · Psychiatric Medication Management · +7 more

Groups served

Active Duty Military Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Active Duty Military Medicare Rehab · Active Duty Military Outpatient Rehab · Active Duty Military PTSD Rehab · Active Duty Military Rehab · Active Duty Military Suboxone · Active Duty Military Telehealth · Active Duty Military Trauma Rehab · Active Duty Military TRICARE Rehab · Adult Rehab · +58 more

Support services

Case Management · Community Outreach · Education and Job Training · Employment Support · Health and Wellness Support · Health Education · Housing and Employment Support · Housing Assistance · Intensive Case Management · Intervention Services · +12 more

Languages

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Deaf and Hard of Hearing MAT · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Rehab · Spanish Speaking Rehab

Insurance accepted

Anthem / Elevance Health · Cigna Healthcare · Colorado Community Health Alliance · Health Colorado · HealthPartners · Humana · Medicaid · Medicare · TRICARE · UnitedHealthcare (UHC)

CFHW Specialty Behavioral Health Servs – Louisville

1107 West Century Drive, Louisville, Colorado, 80027

2.8★★★☆☆8

Federally certified

DetoxIOPOutpatient+3

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+6

Co-occurring DisordersMATTrauma-informed+9

Spanish spokenDeaf and HoH

CFHW Specialty Behavioral Health Servs sits at 1107 West Century Drive, Louisville — around 1.3 miles from Paragon Estates and 2.7 from Superior. Anyone within about 6 miles can reach it without a major journey, which takes in Lafayette, Eldorado Springs, Valmont and Boulder. Louisville sits in Boulder County, and the county's own provision is limited enough that this site draws from a wide area. Treatment here covers detox, intensive outpatient and outpatient care. Medication-assisted…

13 miBoulder Falls4.9 miRocky Mountain Metropolitan AirportServes14 towns

Substances treated

Levels of care

Aftercare and Continuing Care · Alcohol Detox Program · Ativan (Lorazepam) Detox Program · Benzodiazepine Detox Program · Buprenorphine-Assisted Detox · Carfentanil Detox Program · Clonidine and Lofexidine Detox · Cocaine Detox Program · Codeine Detox Program · Continuing Care · +40 more

Therapies

12 Step Rehab · Activity Therapy · Addiction Counseling · Anger Management · Brief Intervention · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Counseling and Therapy · Couples Counseling · Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) · EMDR Therapy · +9 more

Mental health

Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Crisis Intervention · Depression and Anxiety · Depression and PTSD · Depression and Trauma · Family Education Programs · First Episode Psychosis · Mental Health Conditions · Mental Health Crisis Services · Mental Health Treatment · +9 more

Groups served

Adult Rehab · Couples Rehab · Court Ordered Detox · Court Ordered Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Court Ordered MAT · Court Ordered Medicare Rehab · Court Ordered Outpatient Rehab · Court Ordered Rehab · Court Referral Accepted · Hepatitis Support Services · +49 more

Support services

Languages

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Detox · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Deaf and Hard of Hearing MAT · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Rehab · Spanish Speaking Rehab

Insurance accepted

Anthem / Elevance Health · Cigna Healthcare · Colorado Community Health Alliance · Health Colorado · HealthPartners · Humana · Medicaid · Medicare · TRICARE · UnitedHealthcare (UHC)

CFHW Specialty Behavioral Health Servs – Broomfield

897 U.S. Highway 287, Broomfield, Colorado, 80020

3.1★★★☆☆16

Federally certified

OutpatientTelehealth

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+6

Co-occurring DisordersTrauma-informedVeterans+7

Spanish spoken

CFHW Specialty Behavioral Health Servs sits at 897 U.S. Highway 287, Broomfield — around 3.5 miles from Superior and 3.7 from Westminster. The practical catchment runs to roughly 5 miles, covering Superior, Westminster, Louisville and Lafayette. Broomfield sits in Broomfield County, and the county's own provision is limited enough that this site draws from a wide area. Care offered spans intensive outpatient and outpatient care. Co-occurring conditions are handled concurrently rather than one after the…

18 miBoulder Falls1.8 miRocky Mountain Metropolitan AirportServes18 towns

Substances treated

Levels of care

Evening Treatment · Non-12-Step Rehab · Online Rehab and Telehealth · Outpatient Rehab · Weekend Rehab

Therapies

Mental health

Groups served

Support services

Languages

Spanish Speaking Rehab

Insurance accepted

Anthem / Elevance Health · Cigna Healthcare · Colorado Community Health Alliance · Health Colorado · HealthPartners · Humana · Medicaid · Medicare · TRICARE · UnitedHealthcare (UHC)

CFHW Specialty Behavioral Health Servs – Coffman Street, Longmont

515 Coffman Street, Longmont, Colorado, 80501

2.2★★☆☆☆63

Federally certified

OutpatientTelehealth

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+6

Co-occurring DisordersTrauma-informedVeterans+7

Spanish spoken

CFHW Specialty Behavioral Health Servs sits at 515 Coffman Street, Longmont — around 5.7 miles from Niwot and 7.3 from Mead. That radius takes in Niwot, Mead, Frederick and Gunbarrel, all within 8 miles. Longmont is in Boulder County, which shapes which public funding routes apply. What is available here is intensive outpatient and outpatient care. Licensing sits with the Colorado Behavioral Health Administration, alongside federal SAMHSA registration. Co-occurring conditions are handled concurrently rather than…

14 miNorth Fork Little Thompson River18 miRocky Mountain Metropolitan AirportServes9 towns

Substances treated

Levels of care

Evening Treatment · Non-12-Step Rehab · Online Rehab and Telehealth · Outpatient Rehab · Weekend Rehab

Therapies

Mental health

Groups served

Support services

Languages

Spanish Speaking Rehab

Insurance accepted

Anthem / Elevance Health · Cigna Healthcare · Colorado Community Health Alliance · Health Colorado · HealthPartners · Humana · Medicaid · Medicare · TRICARE · UnitedHealthcare (UHC)

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What is Health Colorado?

Health Colorado, Inc. was the Regional Accountable Entity for Region 4 of Colorado's Accountable Care Collaborative, joining physical and behavioral health benefits for Health First Colorado (Medicaid) members across 19 southern and southeastern counties. Headquartered in Pueblo, it operated from July 1, 2018 until June 30, 2025.

It held the capitated behavioral health benefit, covering mental health and substance use treatment, and delegated network and quality management to Beacon Health Options.

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Does Health Colorado still exist?

No, not as a Medicaid regional organization. Accountable Care Collaborative Phase II ended on June 30, 2025, and Health Colorado was not one of the four regional entities named for Phase III, which began July 1, 2025. Its counties moved to other regional organizations.

Members did not need to act at the transition; you can keep your primary care provider and check your current regional organization in PEAK or the Health First Colorado app.

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Who replaced Health Colorado?

Rocky Mountain Health Plans became the regional organization on July 1, 2025 for Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, Fremont, Huerfano, Lake, Las Animas, Mineral, Pueblo, Rio Grande and Saguache counties. Northeast Health Partners took Baca, Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero and Prowers.

Rocky Mountain Health Plans, a UnitedHealthcare company, handles behavioral health and substance use utilization management and prior authorization for both of those regions.

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Is Health Colorado the same as Health First Colorado?

No. Health First Colorado is the state's Medicaid program, run by the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing. Health Colorado, Inc. was one regional organization that managed care for Health First Colorado members in 19 southern counties until June 30, 2025.

Benefit rules and copays come from Health First Colorado; the regional organization handled the provider network, authorizations and care coordination.

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Does Health Colorado cover rehab?

Yes. Health First Colorado covers the full substance use continuum: outpatient counseling, intensive outpatient, partial hospitalization, residential treatment and hospital inpatient care, with no referral and no copay. Health Colorado administered that benefit in its counties through June 30, 2025; Rocky Mountain Health Plans or Northeast Health Partners does now.

Residential levels have been covered since January 1, 2021 and partial hospitalization since July 1, 2024, with length of stay set by ASAM Criteria rather than a fixed day limit.

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Does Health Colorado cover detox?

Yes. Withdrawal management, commonly called detox, is a covered Health First Colorado benefit with no copay, and admission does not require prior authorization, though medical necessity still applies. Both medically monitored and medically managed withdrawal levels sit inside the benefit.

Continued stays are reviewed by the regional organization, so the program reports progress while someone remains in withdrawal management.

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Does Health Colorado cover inpatient rehab?

Yes, with prior authorization. Health First Colorado has covered low- and high-intensity residential treatment and medically monitored intensive inpatient care since January 1, 2021, and there is no set length-of-stay limit; a stay continues while ASAM Criteria show medical necessity.

Medicaid does not pay room and board at residential levels; programs contract with the regional Managed Service Organization for that portion of the cost.

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Does Health Colorado need prior authorization for rehab?

Yes for residential and inpatient substance use treatment, which always requires prior authorization against ASAM Criteria. Admission to withdrawal management does not. Other behavioral health services sometimes need authorization, and inpatient mental health or substance use stays need concurrent review.

Since July 2025, Rocky Mountain Health Plans runs that review for both successor regions, and a treating program can request a peer-to-peer discussion after a denial.

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How much does rehab cost with Health Colorado?

Nothing in copays. Health First Colorado charges no copay for substance use services, including assessments, counseling, medication-assisted treatment, withdrawal management and residential care, and no copay for listed behavioral health services. Since July 1, 2023 there are no copays for drugs either.

The exception at residential levels is room and board, which Medicaid does not pay; the regional Managed Service Organization contracts with programs to cover it.

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Does Health Colorado cover Suboxone?

Yes. Medication-assisted treatment is a covered Health First Colorado benefit with no copay, including buprenorphine products such as Suboxone. Since May 1, 2023, opioid treatment programs may dispense up to a seven-day take-home supply of oral buprenorphine, billed under the medical benefit.

Some oral buprenorphine products filled at a pharmacy are preferred or require prior authorization under the state's Preferred Drug List.

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Does Health Colorado cover therapy?

Yes. Individual, group and family psychotherapy, mental health assessments, medication management, outpatient day treatment, crisis services and inpatient stays are covered under Health First Colorado with no copay. Short-term behavioral health care can also be delivered by a licensed clinician inside a primary care practice.

Behavioral health services generally carry no visit limit, though prior authorization is sometimes required depending on the service and the level of care.

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Does Health Colorado cover out-of-network rehab?

No, not routinely. Behavioral health providers must contract with the regional organization to be paid under the capitated benefit, so treatment at an uncontracted program is usually not covered. A single-case agreement can be arranged for an established treatment relationship or specialty care unavailable in network.

Ask the program to request that agreement before admission, since each one is decided case by case and should be in place before care starts.

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How do I find a rehab that takes Health Colorado?

Check which regional organization now covers you in PEAK or the Health First Colorado app, then search its network: Northeast Health Partners at nhprae2.org, or Rocky Mountain Health Plans through myUHC.com/communityplan. The state also publishes a substance use residential services map searchable by ASAM level and region.

Southern Colorado programs are listed here by county; confirm with the center that it contracts with your current regional organization before admission.

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What counties did Health Colorado serve?

Nineteen counties in southern and southeastern Colorado: Pueblo, Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley, Custer, Fremont, Huerfano, Lake, Las Animas, Mineral, Otero, Prowers, Rio Grande, Saguache, Baca, Bent and Kiowa. Pueblo was the only urban county; the others were rural or frontier.

Members qualified if they had Health First Colorado and lived in one of those counties; today assignment follows your primary care provider's location or home address.

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What is the Health Colorado phone number?

Health Colorado's member line was 888-502-4185, with TDD/TTY at 800-432-9553 and State Relay 711, free to call. Since July 2025, members call Rocky Mountain Health Plans at 1-800-421-6204 or Northeast Health Partners at 800-541-6870, depending on the county they live in.

For a mental health crisis, call or text 988 at any hour; the Health First Colorado nurse advice line is 800-283-3221.

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Health Colorado, Inc. was not an insurance company. It was the Regional Accountable Entity for Region 4 of Colorado’s Accountable Care Collaborative, the Pueblo-based organization that joined physical and behavioral health benefits into one plan for Medicaid members in 19 southern and southeastern counties. The coverage behind an addiction treatment admission belonged to Health First Colorado; Health Colorado held the capitated behavioral health benefit, contracted the providers and authorized the care.

That arrangement ended on June 30, 2025. Phase II of the Accountable Care Collaborative closed after seven years, Phase III opened the next day with four regional organizations instead of seven, and Health Colorado was not among them. Thirteen of its counties moved to Rocky Mountain Health Plans in Region 1: Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, Fremont, Huerfano, Lake, Las Animas, Mineral, Pueblo, Rio Grande and Saguache. Baca, Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero and Prowers moved to Northeast Health Partners in Region 2.

A treatment program that still advertises “Health Colorado accepted” is describing the old regional contract rather than a current one. This guide covers what the Medicaid substance use benefit paid for under Health Colorado and still pays for today, where prior authorization applies, what a stay costs a Health First Colorado member, how medication is handled, and how to work out which regional organization now sits behind a Colorado admission.

Does Health Colorado Cover Drug and Alcohol Rehab?

Yes. Health First Colorado covers the full substance use continuum, from screening and harm reduction through medication-assisted treatment, withdrawal management, residential care and hospital inpatient treatment, with no referral required and no copay. Health Colorado administered that benefit for Region 4 until June 30, 2025, and a successor regional organization administers it now.

Because behavioral health was carved in to the Regional Accountable Entity rather than sold as a separate plan, a counselor, clinic or residential program had to hold a contract with the regional organization to be paid for capitated services. Health Colorado delegated network management to Beacon Health Options, which held the substance use provider contracts for the region, and audited outpatient, intensive outpatient, inpatient, residential and medication providers through its quality program.

Which regional organization covers you now? In Phase III a member is assigned on the location of the primary care provider, or on the home address where there is no primary care provider. Check the current regional organization and primary care provider in PEAK or the Health First Colorado app before calling an admissions team, because the authorization phone number changed in July 2025 even where the clinic did not.

What Does the Medicaid Benefit Pay For at Each Level of Care?

Colorado pays by ASAM level, and the level is matched to clinical need at assessment. Early intervention and Level 1 outpatient, Level 2 intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization, Level 3 residential and medically monitored inpatient, and Level 4 medically managed intensive inpatient are all covered. Residential levels 3.1, 3.3 and 3.5 and inpatient 3.7 have been covered since January 1, 2021, partial hospitalization since July 1, 2024.

Medical Detox

Withdrawal management is covered, and admission to it does not require prior authorization, though medical necessity still applies and continued stay is reviewed. For anyone in acute alcohol or benzodiazepine withdrawal, an emergency department is the right destination regardless of which regional organization holds the benefit. A planned medical detox admission is arranged by the admitting program.

Residential and Inpatient

Every residential and inpatient substance use admission needs prior authorization against the ASAM Criteria. There is no fixed length-of-stay limit; a stay runs on documented progress and continued medical necessity. Medicaid does not pay room and board at these levels, so a residential program that takes Medicaid contracts with the regional Managed Service Organization for that part of the bill.

PHP, IOP and Outpatient

Partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient treatment sit between weekly counseling and a bed, and both are covered. Outpatient care includes alcohol and drug assessments, individual and group counseling, case management and drug screening. Most behavioral health services carry no stated visit limit, and short-term behavioral health can be delivered inside a primary care practice by a licensed clinician.

Does Health Colorado Need Prior Authorization for Rehab?

Yes for residential and inpatient substance use treatment, no for admission to withdrawal management. Prior authorization is decided against the ASAM Criteria required by Colorado’s substance use waiver, continued stays are reviewed by the regional organization, and a program whose request is denied can ask for a peer-to-peer discussion with the reviewer.

Other behavioral health services sometimes need authorization, and inpatient mental health or substance use stays need concurrent authorization. Since July 1, 2025 the utilization review for both successor regions runs through one place: Rocky Mountain Health Plans, a UnitedHealthcare company, handles behavioral health and substance use utilization management and prior authorization for Region 1 and for Northeast Health Partners in Region 2.

What Happens If the Program Is Out of Network?

Behavioral health providers had to contract with the Regional Accountable Entity to be paid for capitated services, and that rule carried into Phase III. Where an established clinical relationship or a specialty service sits outside the network, the regional organization can arrange a single-case agreement, which is negotiated before admission rather than argued after the bill.

Numbers worth keeping. Rocky Mountain Health Plans member services on 1-800-421-6204, Northeast Health Partners on 800-541-6870, the Health First Colorado Member Contact Center on 1-800-221-3943, the Nurse Advice Line on 800-283-3221 and the Behavioral Health Ombudsman on 303-866-2789. In a mental health crisis, call or text 988 free at any hour.

How Much Does Rehab Cost With Health Colorado?

Nothing in copays. Health First Colorado lists no copay for substance use services and none for the behavioral health services on its benefit schedule, and copays for drugs were removed on July 1, 2023. The cost question for a Medicaid rehab admission is therefore about authorization and room and board, not about a deductible.

Room and board at residential and inpatient levels is the one gap. Medicaid does not pay it, and the program covers it through its contract with the regional Managed Service Organization, so the admissions team should be asked how that portion is handled before a bed date is agreed. The figures below are what a program bills without any coverage at all.

Typical US market rates before insurance
Level of care	Monthly	Daily
Medical detox (7–14 days)	$1,500 – $5,200 per week	$215 – $745
Residential inpatient	$6,200 – $26,000	$205 – $865
PHP	$7,200 – $14,000	$240 – $465
IOP	$2,700 – $9,200	$90 – $305
Outpatient	$1,300 – $5,200	$45 – $175

Does Health Colorado Cover Suboxone, Methadone and Other Addiction Medication?

Yes. Medication-assisted treatment is a listed covered substance use benefit under Health First Colorado with no copay, and residential and inpatient programs that take Medicaid are required to facilitate access to it rather than ask anyone to taper off before admission.

Where the Prescription Is Filled

Since May 1, 2023, opioid treatment programs may dispense up to a seven-day take-home supply of oral buprenorphine to Health First Colorado members, billed under the medical benefit. Oral buprenorphine filled at a pharmacy sits under the pharmacy benefit instead, where some products are preferred and others need prior authorization under the Preferred Drug List. Coverage details for specific methadone and injectable formulations are worth asking the prescribing clinic to check against the current list.

Reaching Medication in Rural Counties

Across Health Colorado’s 19 counties, Conejos, Costilla, Las Animas, Mineral and Saguache had limited or no in-county substance use providers. San Luis Valley Behavioral Health Group ran a mobile medication unit for the valley, Health Colorado operated mobile clinics and a digital therapy program, and telehealth filled the remaining distance. Telemedicine carries no copay of its own, provided the member takes part in the appointment.

Which Rehab Centers in Colorado Are In-Network With Health Colorado?

A program was in-network when it held a behavioral health contract with the Region 4 Regional Accountable Entity, since that benefit was capitated and carved in. With Phase II closed, network status is set by a contract with Rocky Mountain Health Plans or Northeast Health Partners and is settled in that organization’s provider search, not on a program’s own website.

Colorado has 280+ listed treatment programs, 239 of which accept Medicaid, concentrated in Denver, CO, Aurora, CO, Englewood, CO and Colorado Springs, CO. Programs that accept Health Colorado are gathered on the Health Colorado page, with level-of-care pages for Medicaid detox and Medicaid PHP alongside it. Each listing shows the payments the program says it accepts, its licensing and accreditation, and how far it sits from the nearest airport, so a shortlist can be drawn up before the call that settles network status. Counts updated October 2026.

How Do I Find a Rehab That Takes Health Colorado?

Start by checking the current regional organization in PEAK or the Health First Colorado app, then search that organization’s directory: Northeast Health Partners publishes a provider search for Region 2, and Region 1 members use the Rocky Mountain Health Plans and UnitedHealthcare Community Plan tools. For a bed specifically, the state health care policy department publishes a residential services map searchable by ASAM level and region.

Enrollment questions and primary care changes go to Health First Colorado Enrollment on 303-839-2120 or 1-888-367-6557, weekdays 8am to 5pm. Nobody had to act when the regions changed in July 2025; appointments and primary care providers carried over. If an old Health Colorado number, 888-502-4185, is still on a referral letter, treat it as historic and work from the county instead. Wider options across the state sit on the Colorado rehabs page.

Is Health Colorado the Same as Health First Colorado?

No. Health First Colorado is the state Medicaid program itself, run by the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing. Health Colorado, Inc. was one regional organization working under it, owned in equal shares by Health Solutions, San Luis Valley Behavioral Health Group, Solvista Health, Southeast Health Group, Valley-Wide Health Systems and Beacon Health Options. It is also not Colorado Access, which holds Region 4 in Phase III over a different, Denver-area footprint.

Before you call a program: know your county and current regional organization, ask whether the clinic contracts with that organization, and ask who files the prior authorization for a residential bed and how room and board is covered. Those three answers settle the money before anyone discusses an admission date.

References and Citations

Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing — substance use disorder benefit and ASAM level coverage, prior authorization rules, room and board policy, and Accountable Care Collaborative Phase II and Phase III regional maps.
Health Colorado, Inc. — Quality Management Program description, Region 4 county list, ownership by its six equity partners and delegation to Beacon Health Options.
Health First Colorado — member benefit and copay pages, telemedicine policy, enrollment and contact lines.
Rocky Mountain Health Plans and Northeast Health Partners — Phase III regional organization member pages, behavioral health utilization management and provider search.
RehabSeekers directory listings and market rate research, United States, 2026. Ranges are indicative and vary by facility, length of stay and coverage.