Medicare is a form of health insurance developed by the government for seniors, in addition to those that have certain disabilities and diseases. If someone who has Medicare needs rehabilitation for instances of substance abuse, their rehab will be either covered entirely by their Medicare health insurance or to a significant degree. The one exception is, the individual will need to acquire treatment from an alcohol and drugs detox facility which accepts Medicare. Before the individual will be allowed to commence treatment, they can also get to see their physician who must state that rehabilitation services are medically essential, and the physician will typically approve what sort of rehabilitation the person will do. Medicare Part An and Part B cover different types of rehabilitation services. Part A covers an inpatient stay in a Medicare accepted facility when the individual has to be in a hospital for issue, and the costs which they willwill have to pay for personally are the same as any other hospital stay. Part B will partially cover outpatient treatment within a Medicare accepted center, and the individual will have to cover whatever Medicare Part B doesn't cover with supplemental insurance or they're going to have to self pay.