Medicare is a form of health insurance developed by the federal government for older persons, as well as people who have specific disabilities and illnesses. If someone that has Medicare needs rehab for instances of substance abuse, their rehabilitation will be either covered fully by their Medicare insurance or to a significant extent. The only exception is, the individual will have to obtain treatment from your drugs and alcohol detox facility which accepts Medicare. Before the person will be allowed to commence treatment, they may also have to see their doctor who must declare that rehabilitation services are medically essential, and the doctor will usually approve what type of rehab the individual will take part in. Medicare Part An and Part B cover different types of rehabilitation services. Medicare Part A covers an inpatient stay in a Medicare accepted program if the individual should be in a hospital for issue, as well as the costs that they will have to cover personally are identical to any other stay in a hospital. Medicare Part B will partly cover outpatient rehabilitation within a Medicare accepted program, and the individual will have to cover whatever Part B doesn't cover with supplement insurance or they've got to self pay.