Medicare is a kind of health care insurance designed by the federal government for older persons, along with people with specific disabilities and diseases. If someone that has Medicare needs treatment for cases of drug or alcohol abuse, their treatment will be either covered fully by their Medicare health insurance or to a great extent. The only real exception is, the person must receive treatment from a drugs and alcohol detox facility which accepts Medicare. Before the individual will be allowed to begin rehabilitation, they can also get to see their doctor who must state that rehabilitation services are medically needed, and the doctor will generally approve what type of rehabilitation the person will do. Medicare Part An and Part B cover various kinds of treatment providers. Medicare Part A covers an inpatient stay in a Medicare accepted program if the individual must be hospitalized because of their issue, along with the costs that they will have to cover personally are the same as every other stay in a hospital. Medicare Part B will partially cover outpatient treatment in a Medicare accepted center, and the individual will need to cover whatever Part B doesn't cover with supplemental insurance coverage or they will have to self pay.