Alcohol and drug treatment can be an expensive undertaking, due to intense care that drug and alcohol addicted individuals will require in order to be fully rehabilitated. It may be extremely difficult to pay for a drug treatment center with personal funds. However, when someone has private health insurance, they might be able to receive various sorts of rehabilitation at little or no cost to them. You'll be able to work with your health insurance company as well as a professional drug treatment counselor at your alcohol and drug treatment program of choice to determine what will be included under your private health insurance program. Sometimes, there may be very little covered unless the insurer consults with the rehab provider. In that case, health insurance companies are frequently convinced to cover a broader range of treatment options and a longer stay in rehab if this is considered needed by rehab professionals. So individuals should not be discouraged whenever they first believe the drug treatment option of choice isn't going to be covered, as many private health insurance providers will work with the individual and the drug rehab facility to ensure that the maximum amount of financial assistance is given to get the individual begun in rehabilitation and on their way to recovery.