Medicare is a form of health care insurance developed by the federal government for older persons, along with people who have certain disabilities and diseases. If an individual that has Medicare needs rehab for cases of substance abuse, their rehabilitation will be either covered completely by their Medicare health insurance or to a great degree. The one catch is, the individual will need to receive treatment from a drugs and alcohol detox facility which accepts Medicare. Before the individual will be allowed to start rehabilitation, they can also get to see their primary care physician who must state that rehab services are medically needed, and the doctor will generally approve what type of treatment the person will take part in. Medicare Part An and Part B cover several types of rehabilitation providers. Part A pays for an inpatient stay in a Medicare accepted center if the individual has to be hospitalized for issue, and the costs that they will have to cover personally are the same as any other stay in a hospital. Part B will partially cover outpatient rehab in a Medicare accepted program, and the individual will have to cover whatever Part B doesn't cover with supplement insurance coverage or they've got to self pay.