Medicare is a type of health insurance created by the government for older folks, as well as individuals with specific disabilities and diseases. If an individual who has Medicare needs rehabilitation for instances of drug or alcohol abuse, their rehabilitation will be either covered entirely by their Medicare insurance or to a significant degree. The only exception is, the individual must receive treatment coming from a drug rehab facility which accepts Medicare. Before the person will be permitted to start rehabilitation, they may also have to see their primary care physician who must declare that rehabilitation services are medically needed, and the doctor will generally approve what sort of rehab the person will do. Medicare Part An and Part B cover various kinds of rehabilitation services. Part A covers an inpatient stay in a Medicare accepted facility if the individual has to be in a hospital because of their problem, and also the costs which they willwill have to pay for personally are the same as every other stay in a hospital. Medicare Part B will partially cover outpatient rehab in the Medicare accepted facility, and the individual will need to cover whatever Part B doesn't pay for with supplemental insurance or they will have to self pay.