Medicare is a kind of health insurance designed by the federal government for older persons, as well as people with specific disabilities and sicknesses. When someone that has Medicare needs treatment for cases of drug or alcohol abuse, their rehab will be either covered entirely by their Medicare health insurance or to a great degree. The only exception is, the individual will need to obtain treatment from a drugs and alcohol detox facility which accepts Medicare. Before the individual will be permitted to start rehab, they will also have to see their physician who must declare that rehab services are medically needed, and the doctor will generally approve which kind of treatment the individual will do. Medicare Part An and Part B cover a variety of treatment providers. Medicare Part A covers an inpatient stay in a Medicare accepted facility if the individual must be hospitalized for their issue, and the costs that they will have to cover personally are the same as any other hospital stay. Part B will partially cover outpatient treatment in a Medicare accepted center, and the individual will have to cover whatever Medicare Part B doesn't cover with supplement insurance coverage or they will have to self pay.