Nebraska Resources
Medicaid, medicare and medi-cal insurance options, as well as other program options offered through Nebraska state are offered to those residents in the area. An increasing epidemic of opioid use and addiction is causing a new for coverage changes, a broader spectrum of help and more program availability.
Those lawmakers in Nebraska are saying that they are looking towards bettering the mental health and behavioral health services for the state. This is what is going to really make a difference on the usage of the drugs. This epidemic is one that is continuously causing issues, but if the root of the problem is not fixed, then the problem is going to continue to run through the state without ever finding a way to be repaired.
There are many resources that are provided below for those that are in one of these programs, not private insurance programs. If you need help and you have Medicaid, medicare or medi-cal, the programs below can provide further help.
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Substance Abuse Treatment)
- Chee Woy Na Zhee (Halfway House)
- COLUMBUS RESCUE MISSION
- Living Water Mission
- CAPSTONE PROGRAMS – FREMONT
- REVIVE MINISTRIES – HORIZON RECOVERY CENTER
- Touchstone
- SIENA/FRANCIS HOUSE
- CenterPointe
- Heartland Family Service – Nebraska Family Works
- Nebraska’s Medicaid Opioid Support in the United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Substance Abuse Treatment)
2201 North Broadwell Street, Unit 116-B, Grand Island, NE 68803
Phone: (308) 382-3660×92296 www.va.gov
Chee Woy Na Zhee (Halfway House)
500 Mercer St, Winnebago, NE 68071
Phone: (402) 878-2480×1308
* * It’s a mommy and me program. They take woman and their children. And the good news is you don’t need insurance. They will help you get Medicaid and there isn’t a waiting list. They do take people from out of state. The program is here in Omaha Nebraska. The program is called Family Works and the number is 4023429555
COLUMBUS RESCUE MISSION
1471 25th Ave, Columbus, NE 68601
phone: (402) 563-1096 / Fax: (402) 563-3783
E-Mail: info(AT)columbusrescuemission.org Website: http://www.columbusrescuemission.org
Chaplain Nathan Joslin Director of Men’s Ministries (402)563-1096 nathanj(AT)columbusrescuemission.org
- Long-term (Approx. 12 months)
- Men and women
Living Water Mission
– 701 S. Lincoln Ave, York, NE 68467 Email: info(AT)lwrmyork.org
LaVerna Smith, Director of Women’s Ministry, lavernas(AT)lwrmyork.org (402) 362-0127
Chaplain Don “Hawk” Cramer , Email: donaldc(AT)lwrmyork.org
http://www.lwrmyork.org/ long term residential womens programs
CAPSTONE PROGRAMS – FREMONT
424 W. 23rd St. Suite E, Fremont, NE 68025
phone: (402) 727-1592 / Fax: (402) 727-4288
E-Mail: info(AT)capstonebehavioralhealth.com Website: http://www.capstonebehavioralhealth.com
- Financial asst available – sliding scale
- Lincoln, Freemont, Omaha locations
REVIVE MINISTRIES – HORIZON RECOVERY CENTER
835 South Burlington Avenue, Suite 115, Hastings, NE 68901
phone: (402) 462-2066 / Fax: (402) 462-2045 Website: http://reviveinc.org/
outpatient and sober living
Touchstone
2633 P St., Lincoln, NE 68503-3528
Phone (402) 474-4343 / Fax (402)474-6957 http://touchstonelincoln.org/
accept Medicaid, Nebraska Division of Behavioral Health and some private insurance.
short-term residential treatment program
SIENA/FRANCIS HOUSE
1702 Nicholas St, Omaha, NE 68102
phone: (402) 341-1821 / Fax: (402) 341-5270
E-Mail: information(AT)sienafrancis.org Website: www.sienafrancis.org
Women & Mens programs
CenterPointe
2633 P Street, Lincoln, NE 68503
Phone 402-475-8717 / Fax 402-475-8748 http://www.centerpointe.org/
Various inpatient and outpatient services
Heartland Family Service – Nebraska Family Works
4847 Sahler Street, Omaha NE 68104
(402) 342-9555 • (877) 553-3001 (toll-free) info(AT)HeartlandFamilyService.org
www.HeartlandFamilyService.org a mommy and me program. They take woman and their children. They will help you get Medicaid and there isn’t a waiting list. They do take people from out of state. The program is here in Omaha Nebraska. The program is called Family Works and the number is 402-342-9555
Nebraska’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. | ||||||
