Medicare covers opioid use disorder treatment services in opioid treatment programs. The services include medication (like methadone, buprenorphine,
naltrexone, and naloxone), counseling, drug testing, individual and group therapy, intake activities, and periodic assessments.
Medicare covers counseling, therapy services, and periodic assessments both in-person and, in certain circumstances, by virtual delivery (using audio and video communication technology, like your phone or a computer). Medicare also covers services given through opioid treatment program mobile units.
Medicare pays doctors and other providers for office-based opioid use disorder treatment, including management, care coordination, psychotherapy, and counseling activities.
Under Original Medicare, you won’t have to pay any copayments for these services if you get them from an opioid treatment program provider that’s enrolled in Medicare and meets other requirements. However, the Part B deductible still applies. Talk to your doctor or other health care provider to
find out where to go for these services. You can also visit Medicare.gov/talkto-someone to find a program near you.