Medicare is a sort of medical health insurance designed by the U.S. government for older folks, as well as those that have certain disabilities and illnesses. If an individual who has Medicare needs treatment for instances of drug or alcohol abuse, their treatment will either be covered entirely by their Medicare health insurance or to a significant extent. The one exception is, the individual will have to obtain treatment from an alcohol and drugs detox facility which accepts Medicare. Before the person will be allowed to begin rehab, they will also have to see their medical doctor who must state that rehab services are medically necessary, and the physician will usually approve what type of rehab the individual will do. Medicare Part An and Part B cover a variety of rehabilitation services. Part A covers an inpatient stay in a Medicare accepted center in the event that the individual has to be hospitalized for problem, as well as the costs that they will have to cover personally are the same as every other hospital stay. Medicare Part B will partly cover outpatient treatment within a Medicare accepted center, and the individual will have to cover whatever Medicare Part B doesn't pay for with supplemental insurance or they're going to have to self pay.