Medicare is a form of health insurance created by the U.S. government for older persons, along with those that have certain disabilities and illnesses. If someone who has Medicare needs rehab for cases of substance abuse, their rehabilitation will either be covered fully by their Medicare insurance or to a significant extent. The only catch is, the individual will have to receive treatment from your alcohol and drugs rehab facility which accepts Medicare. Before the person will be allowed to commence rehab, they can also get to visit their primary care physician who must state that treatment services are medically necessary, and the doctor will generally approve what sort of treatment the person will take part in. Medicare Part An and Part B cover various kinds of rehab services. Part A pays for an inpatient stay in a Medicare accepted program if the individual needs to be in a hospital because of their issue, and also the costs that they will have to cover personally are identical to every other stay in a hospital. Medicare Part B will partly cover outpatient rehab in the Medicare accepted center, and the individual will need to cover whatever Part B doesn't cover with supplemental insurance coverage or they're going to have to self pay.