Medicare is a type of health insurance developed by the U.S. government for older folks, in addition to people with certain disabilities and sicknesses. If an individual who has Medicare needs rehab for cases of substance abuse, their treatment will either be covered entirely by their Medicare insurance or to a significant degree. The only real exception is, the individual must obtain treatment from your alcohol and drugs detox facility which accepts Medicare. Before the person will be allowed to commence treatment, they will also have to see their primary care physician who must declare that rehab services are medically essential, and the physician will typically approve what type of treatment the person will take part in. Medicare Part An and Part B cover different types of treatment solutions. Part A covers an inpatient stay in a Medicare accepted center when the individual needs to be hospitalized for his or her issue, as well as the costs that they will have to pay for personally are the same as every other stay in a hospital. Part B will partially cover outpatient rehab in the Medicare accepted center, and the individual will have to cover whatever Medicare Part B doesn't cover with supplement insurance or they will have to self pay.