Alcohol and drug rehabilitation may be an expensive endeavor, due to the intense care that addicted individuals will require in order to be fully rehabilitated. It may be extremely difficult to pay for a drug rehab program with cash at hand. However, if someone has private health insurance, they may be able to receive various sorts of treatment at very little cost for them. You can work with your health insurance company and a professional drug treatment professional at the alcohol and drug rehab program of preference to discover what will be included under your private health insurance plan. Sometimes, there can be very little covered unless the insurance company consults with the rehabilitation provider. In which case, health insurance organizations can often be convinced to pay for a broader range of treatment options plus a longer stay in rehab if it is deemed necessary by treatment specialists. So individuals should not be discouraged when they first believe the drug rehabilitation option of choice isn't likely to be covered, as many private health insurance providers will liaise together with the individual and the alcohol and drug rehab center to make sure that as much financial assistance is offered to get the individual begun in rehabilitation and on the road to recovery.