Medicare is a type of medical insurance created by the U.S. government for seniors, as well as people who have specific disabilities and illnesses. If a person who has Medicare needs treatment for instances of substance abuse, their treatment will be either covered entirely by their Medicare insurance or to a significant degree. The one catch is, the individual must obtain treatment from your alcohol and drugs detox facility which accepts Medicare. Before the individual will be allowed to start rehabilitation, they will also have to visit their medical doctor who must declare that treatment services are medically needed, and the physician will typically approve what sort of rehab the individual will do. Medicare Part An and Part B cover several types of rehab services. Part A pays for an inpatient stay in a Medicare accepted facility in the event that the individual must be in a hospital for problem, 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 rehabilitation 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'll have to self pay.