Medicare is a type of health care insurance created by the federal government for seniors, in addition to those that have specific disabilities and diseases. If an individual who has Medicare needs treatment for cases of substance abuse, their rehabilitation will either be covered in full by their Medicare health insurance or to a significant extent. The only real exception is, the person will need to receive treatment from the alcohol and drugs rehab facility which accepts Medicare. Before the person will be allowed to begin treatment, they may also have to visit their physician who must declare that rehab services are medically needed, and the doctor will generally approve what sort of rehab the individual will take part in. Medicare Part An and Part B cover a variety of rehab providers. Part A covers an inpatient stay in a Medicare accepted center if the individual should be hospitalized for problem, and also the costs that they will have to cover personally are identical to every other hospital stay. Medicare Part B will partially cover outpatient treatment within a Medicare accepted facility, and the individual will need to cover whatever Part B doesn't cover with supplemental insurance or they've got to self pay.