Medicare is a form of medical health insurance created by the federal government for older folks, as well as individuals with certain disabilities and diseases. If a person who has Medicare needs rehab for instances of drug or alcohol abuse, their treatment will be either covered entirely by their Medicare health insurance or to a great extent. The one catch is, the individual must receive treatment from an alcohol and drugs rehab facility which accepts Medicare. Before the individual will be permitted to start rehabilitation, they may also have to see their doctor who must state that treatment services are medically needed, and the physician will typically approve what sort of rehabilitation the person will do. Medicare Part An and Part B cover different types of rehab services. Medicare Part A covers an inpatient stay in a Medicare accepted program in the event that the individual must be in a hospital for his or her problem, and also the costs which they willwill have to pay for personally are identical to any other hospital stay. Medicare Part B will partially cover outpatient rehabilitation in a Medicare accepted facility, and the individual will need to cover whatever Medicare Part B doesn't pay for with supplemental insurance coverage or they're going to have to self pay.