Medicare is a form of medical health insurance developed by the U.S. government for older folks, and also people with certain disabilities and sicknesses. If someone that has Medicare needs treatment for cases of substance abuse, their treatment will either be covered in full by their Medicare insurance or to a significant extent. The only real exception is, the person must acquire treatment from your drugs and alcohol detox facility which accepts Medicare. Before the person will be permitted to begin treatment, they may also have to visit their doctor who must declare that rehab services are medically needed, and the doctor will generally approve which kind of rehabilitation the individual will do. Medicare Part An and Part B cover different types of rehab services. Medicare Part A pays for an inpatient stay in a Medicare accepted program if the individual must be hospitalized for issue, as well as the costs that they will have to cover personally are identical to any other hospital stay. Part B will partly cover outpatient rehabilitation inside a Medicare accepted center, and the individual will need to cover whatever Medicare Part B doesn't pay for with supplemental insurance or they've got to self pay.