Drug Treatment Help Request

Medicaid

Certain treatment centers will take Medicaid if the individual is unable to self pay or present any other kind of private health insurance. Medicaid may only pay for outpatient and short-term treatment within a limited amount of facilities, and in such cases individuals may wish to explore the self pay option and come up with up any resources they are able to to fund a more quality rehab program which will get better results, like a long-term residential alcohol and drug rehabilitation program.

Private Health Insurance

Depending on which program you are covered by, all private medical insurance plans typically cover some type of alcohol and drug rehabilitation service ranging from outpatient rehabilitation to inpatient or residential drug treatment centers. Individuals could have to participate in a drug rehabilitation center that's within their network of providers and there may be other limitations like just how long their stay in treatment is covered. Individuals can pick a good facility they prefer and meet with a rehabilitation specialist to find out if their insurance will handle it.

Military Insurance (E.G., Va, Tricare)

Military insurance such as VA and Tricare does cover the expenses of particular drug abuse rehab services. Detox services, outpatient and inpatient programs and also partial hospitalization are all covered by military insurance, although military members may need pre-authorization and in that case they can liaise with their VA or Tricare representative. There can be some restrictions as to how much time a stay in inpatient drug and alcohol treatment is permitted, and every one of these questions can be answered prior to starting rehabilitation so that it's clear the length of time and individual can stay in the rehabilitation program of preference.

Sliding Fee Scale

A sliding fee scale is a payment assistance option made available from a variety of drug and alcohol treatment centers in order to help individuals pay for treatment where this might not have been doable initially. For example, one client's price for treatment could be different and lower than somebody else whose finances are better which makes them better able to pay for the full cost of treatment. Registrars consider additional factors aside from income including number of dependents to ascertain the ultimate cost using the sliding scale.