Medicare is a form of medical insurance developed by the federal government for older folks, and also people with specific disabilities and illnesses. When someone that has Medicare needs treatment for cases of substance abuse, their treatment will be either covered entirely by their Medicare insurance or to a great degree. The one exception is, the individual will need to acquire treatment from your alcohol and drugs detox facility which accepts Medicare. Before the individual will be allowed to begin rehabilitation, they may also have to visit their physician who must state that rehab services are medically essential, and the physician will typically approve what sort of rehabilitation the person will do. Medicare Part An and Part B cover different types of rehab services. Medicare Part A pays for an inpatient stay in a Medicare accepted program in the event that the individual needs to be hospitalized for his or her issue, and also the costs which they willwill have to pay for personally are identical to every other hospital stay. Medicare Part B will partially cover outpatient rehab inside a Medicare accepted center, and the individual will have to cover whatever Part B doesn't cover with supplemental insurance or they'll have to self pay.