Medicare is a sort of medical health insurance designed by the U.S. government for older persons, and also people with specific disabilities and diseases. If an individual that has Medicare needs treatment for cases of substance abuse, their rehabilitation will either be covered fully by their Medicare insurance or to a significant extent. The one exception is, the individual will need to receive treatment from a drugs and alcohol detox facility which accepts Medicare. Before the individual will be permitted to start rehab, they will also have to visit their primary care physician who must declare that rehab services are medically necessary, and the physician will usually approve what sort of treatment the person will do. Medicare Part An and Part B cover different types of rehabilitation providers. Part A pays for an inpatient stay in a Medicare accepted facility in the event that the individual needs to be hospitalized for his or her problem, along with the costs which they willwill have to pay for personally are the same as any other hospital stay. Medicare Part B will partly cover outpatient rehabilitation inside a Medicare accepted center, and the individual will have to cover whatever Part B doesn't pay for with supplement insurance coverage or they've got to self pay.