Medicare is a kind of medical insurance created by the U.S. government for older persons, as well as people who have specific disabilities and diseases. When someone that has Medicare needs rehabilitation for cases of substance abuse, their rehab will either be covered completely by their Medicare insurance or to a significant extent. The one catch is, the individual will have to receive treatment coming from an alcohol and drugs detox facility which accepts Medicare. Before the person will be permitted to commence rehab, they will also have to see their doctor who must declare that rehabilitation services are medically essential, and the doctor will typically approve what type of rehabilitation the person 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 program if the individual should be hospitalized for their problem, and also the costs that they will have to pay for personally are the same as any other stay in a hospital. Medicare Part B will partly cover outpatient rehabilitation in the Medicare accepted program, and the individual will have to cover whatever Medicare Part B doesn't pay for with supplement insurance or they'll have to self pay.