Medicare is a form of health insurance designed by the federal government for senior citizens, along with people with certain disabilities and illnesses. If someone that has Medicare needs rehabilitation for instances of substance abuse, their rehabilitation will be either covered completely by their Medicare insurance or to a great extent. The one exception is, the person must receive treatment from a drugs and alcohol detox facility which accepts Medicare. Before the individual will be allowed to commence treatment, they will also have to see their primary care physician who must state that treatment services are medically essential, and the doctor will generally approve what type of treatment the individual will take part in. Medicare Part An and Part B cover different types of rehabilitation providers. Part A pays for an inpatient stay in a Medicare accepted facility in the event that the individual must be hospitalized for his or her issue, and the costs which they willwill have to cover personally are identical to every other stay in a hospital. Medicare Part B will partially cover outpatient rehabilitation inside a Medicare accepted program, and the individual will need to cover whatever Part B doesn't cover with supplemental insurance or they will have to self pay.