Medicare is a form of medical insurance created by the U.S. government for older folks, and also people with specific disabilities and diseases. If a person that has Medicare needs rehabilitation for instances of drug or alcohol abuse, their rehab will either be covered completely by their Medicare insurance or to a great extent. The only catch is, the individual must receive treatment from your alcohol and drugs rehab facility which accepts Medicare. Before the individual will be permitted to start treatment, they can also get to visit their physician who must declare that treatment services are medically essential, and the doctor will typically approve what sort of treatment the individual will do. Medicare Part An and Part B cover several types of rehab services. Medicare Part A pays for an inpatient stay in a Medicare accepted center in the event that the individual must be hospitalized for his or her problem, along with the costs which they willwill have to cover personally are the same as every other stay in a hospital. Part B will partially cover outpatient rehabilitation within a Medicare accepted program, and the individual will need to cover whatever Medicare Part B doesn't pay for with supplemental insurance or they will have to self pay.