Medicare is a sort of health care insurance developed by the U.S. government for senior citizens, as well as people with specific disabilities and sicknesses. If someone that has Medicare needs rehab for cases of substance abuse, their rehabilitation will be either covered completely by their Medicare insurance or to a significant degree. The only exception is, the person will need to receive treatment coming from an alcohol and drugs detox facility which accepts Medicare. Before the person will be allowed to start treatment, they can also get to see their primary care physician who must declare that rehab services are medically essential, and the doctor will generally approve what type of rehabilitation the person will take part in. Medicare Part An and Part B cover several types of rehab providers. Medicare Part A covers an inpatient stay in a Medicare accepted program when the individual should be hospitalized for his or her issue, along with the costs that they will have to pay for personally are identical to any other hospital stay. Medicare Part B will partly cover outpatient rehab in a Medicare accepted program, and the individual will need to cover whatever Medicare Part B doesn't cover with supplemental insurance or they're going to have to self pay.