Medicare is a form of medical health insurance designed by the government for older persons, in addition to those that have specific disabilities and illnesses. If an individual that has Medicare needs rehab for cases of substance abuse, their rehab will either be covered in full by their Medicare insurance or to a significant extent. The one catch is, the individual must obtain treatment from the alcohol and drugs rehab facility which accepts Medicare. Before the person will be permitted to begin treatment, they can also get to see their medical doctor who must state that rehabilitation services are medically needed, and the physician will typically approve what sort of rehab the person will take part in. Medicare Part An and Part B cover several types of rehab solutions. Part A pays for an inpatient stay in a Medicare accepted program when the individual has to be hospitalized for their issue, and also the costs which they willwill have to pay for personally are the same as any other hospital stay. Medicare Part B will partly cover outpatient rehab 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.