Drug Treatment Help Request

Self Payment

Self Payment is necessary when a person's insurance isn't going to pay for the entire cost of rehab or will only pay for part of it. In these cases, it may seem like a drawback but people really have a great deal of leverage simply because they can select whichever facility they would like without the limitations from health insurance companies that so many people encounter. Likewise, treatment programs will usually offer payment assistance for people whose only choice is self payment to enable them to get into treatment.

Medicaid

Certain rehab programs accept Medicaid when the individual is not able to self pay or present any other type of private health insurance. Medicaid might pay for outpatient and short-term rehabilitation inside a limited amount of facilities, and in cases like this individuals might want to investigate the self pay alternative and drum up any resources they can to pay for a more quality rehabilitation facility which will get better results, such as a long-term residential alcohol and drug rehabilitation program.

Medicare

Medicare recipients can receive rehab at drug and alcohol rehab facilities which deliver either inpatient or outpatient rehab if the program is included in the network of Medicare-participating providers and with the authorization of their Medicare appointed doctor, who must help out with establishing the person's rehab plan. Inpatient solutions are provided through Medicare Medicare Part A, with up front costs being similar to any other type of hospital stay, and outpatient rehabilitation being paid for through Medicare Medicare Part B.

State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid)

State financed insurance other than Medicaid may be used to cover the costs of drug rehab if other kinds of insurance or self payment are not a possibility. If a person does not have any private insurance and doesn't yet know if they might qualify for state insurance, they can check with their Social Services office in their area to figure out if they are and then apply. The majority of state financed insurance will handle both outpatient and inpatient treatment, but typically only in the state which provides the insurance.