Medicare is a kind of medical insurance developed by the U.S. government for older persons, as well as people who have specific disabilities and illnesses. When someone who has Medicare needs treatment for instances of substance abuse, their rehabilitation will either be covered in full by their Medicare insurance or to a significant degree. The only real exception is, the individual will need to acquire treatment from your alcohol and drugs detox facility which accepts Medicare. Before the individual will be permitted to commence rehabilitation, they can also get to see their physician who must state that rehab services are medically essential, and the doctor will usually approve what sort of rehabilitation the individual will do. Medicare Part An and Part B cover several types of rehabilitation solutions. Part A pays for an inpatient stay in a Medicare accepted facility if the individual should be in a hospital for his or her problem, 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 partially cover outpatient rehabilitation within a Medicare accepted center, and the individual will need to cover whatever Medicare Part B doesn't pay for with supplement insurance coverage or they're going to have to self pay.