Medicare is a type of medical insurance developed by the government for seniors, along with people who have certain disabilities and illnesses. If an individual that has Medicare needs treatment for instances of substance abuse, their treatment will either be covered completely by their Medicare health insurance or to a significant degree. The only exception is, the person must obtain treatment from a drugs and alcohol detox facility which accepts Medicare. Before the individual will be allowed to commence treatment, they can also get to see their physician who must state that rehab services are medically essential, and the doctor will usually approve which kind of rehab the person will do. Medicare Part An and Part B cover different types of rehabilitation services. Part A pays for an inpatient stay in a Medicare accepted facility if the individual must be in a hospital for his or her issue, and the costs that they will have to cover personally are the same as every other hospital stay. Medicare Part B will partly cover outpatient treatment in the Medicare accepted program, and the individual will have to cover whatever Part B doesn't cover with supplemental insurance or they will have to self pay.