Medicare is a type of health insurance designed by the U.S. government for older folks, and also people with specific disabilities and sicknesses. If someone that has Medicare needs rehab for instances of substance abuse, their rehab will either be covered in full by their Medicare insurance or to a great extent. The only real catch is, the individual will have to acquire treatment from the drugs and alcohol detox facility which accepts Medicare. Before the person will be permitted to start treatment, they can also get to see their medical doctor who must declare that rehabilitation services are medically needed, and the doctor will usually approve what type of treatment the individual will do. Medicare Part An and Part B cover various kinds of rehabilitation providers. Medicare Part A covers an inpatient stay in a Medicare accepted facility if the individual needs to be in a hospital for his or her issue, and also the costs which they willwill have to cover personally are the same as every other hospital stay. Part B will partly cover outpatient rehabilitation in a Medicare accepted program, and the individual will need to cover whatever Medicare Part B doesn't pay for with supplemental insurance or they're going to have to self pay.