Medicare is a type of health care insurance created by the U.S. government for senior citizens, as well as those that have specific disabilities and sicknesses. If an individual that has Medicare needs rehabilitation for cases of drug or alcohol abuse, their rehabilitation will either be covered completely by their Medicare health insurance or to a significant extent. The only real catch is, the person must obtain treatment from the alcohol and drugs detox facility which accepts Medicare. Before the individual will be permitted to start rehab, they can also get to visit their primary care physician who must declare that treatment services are medically needed, and the doctor will typically approve which kind of rehabilitation the person will do. Medicare Part An and Part B cover different types of rehab providers. Part A pays for an inpatient stay in a Medicare accepted program if the individual has to be in a hospital for their issue, and also the costs which they willwill have to pay for personally are the same as every other hospital stay. Medicare Part B will partially cover outpatient rehab inside a Medicare accepted facility, and the individual will need to cover whatever Medicare Part B doesn't pay for with supplemental insurance or they'll have to self pay.