Medicare is a form of medical health insurance created by the U.S. government for older persons, along with those that have certain disabilities and diseases. If someone who has Medicare needs treatment for cases of substance abuse, their rehabilitation will either be covered completely by their Medicare health insurance or to a great degree. The only real exception is, the individual will need to receive treatment from your alcohol and drugs detox facility which accepts Medicare. Before the individual will be permitted to commence rehab, they can also get to see their doctor who must state that treatment services are medically essential, and the doctor will generally approve what sort of treatment the individual will do. Medicare Part An and Part B cover a variety of rehabilitation providers. Part A covers an inpatient stay in a Medicare accepted center if the individual must be hospitalized because of their problem, along with the costs that they will have to pay for personally are identical to any other hospital stay. Part B will partly cover outpatient rehabilitation within a Medicare accepted program, and the individual will need to cover whatever Part B doesn't pay for with supplement insurance or they've got to self pay.