Medicare is a type of medical insurance designed by the U.S. government for senior citizens, and also people who have specific disabilities and sicknesses. If an individual that has Medicare needs rehab for cases of drug or alcohol abuse, their treatment will be either covered entirely by their Medicare insurance or to a significant extent. The only exception is, the individual must receive treatment from your alcohol and drugs detox facility which accepts Medicare. Before the individual will be permitted to start rehab, they may also have to visit their primary care physician who must declare that treatment services are medically essential, and the physician will generally approve what type of rehab the individual will do. Medicare Part An and Part B cover several types of rehabilitation services. Part A covers an inpatient stay in a Medicare accepted facility in the event that the individual needs to be in a hospital for his or her problem, and also the costs that they will have to pay for personally are the same as any other hospital stay. Part B will partially cover outpatient rehabilitation within a Medicare accepted program, and the individual will need to cover whatever Part B doesn't cover with supplemental insurance or they've got to self pay.