Drug rehabilitation could be an expensive endeavor, due to intense care that drug and alcohol addicted individuals will require in order to be fully rehabilitated. It may be very difficult to fund an alcohol and drug rehabilitation facility with cash at hand. However, if someone has private health insurance, they may be able to receive various sorts of rehabilitation at very little cost to them. It is possible to work with your health insurance company along with a professional drug treatment counselor at the alcohol and drug treatment facility of choice to find out what will be included under your private health insurance program. Sometimes, there could be very little covered unless the insurance company speaks with the rehabilitation provider. In which case, health insurance organizations can often be persuaded to pay for a broader array of treatment methods and a longer stay in treatment if it is considered necessary by rehab experts. So people should not be discouraged should they first believe the drug rehab option of choice isn't going to be covered, as many private health insurance providers will liaise with the individual and the drug rehab program to ensure that as much financial help is offered to get the individual begun in rehab and on their way to recovery.