Medicare is a type of health care insurance designed by the federal government for older persons, and also those that have specific disabilities and sicknesses. When someone that has Medicare needs rehab for instances of substance abuse, their treatment will be either covered fully by their Medicare insurance or to a great extent. The only real catch is, the person will need to acquire treatment from the alcohol and drugs rehab facility which accepts Medicare. Before the individual will be permitted to commence rehab, they can also get to see their primary care physician who must state that rehabilitation services are medically necessary, 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 providers. Part A pays for an inpatient stay in a Medicare accepted program when the individual must be in a hospital for his or her problem, and also the costs that they will have to cover personally are identical to any other stay in a hospital. Part B will partially cover outpatient rehab inside a Medicare accepted center, and the individual will need to cover whatever Medicare Part B doesn't cover with supplemental insurance or they will have to self pay.