Drug Treatment Help Request

Outpatient

Outpatient solutions are on the low end of the spectrum of rehabilitation services in terms of level of care, as the individual is able to maintain their lifestyle in several ways with no commitment of needing to remain in a rehab facility while undergoing rehab services. Even though this may seem perfect it may not provide the much needed change of environment than many individuals in rehab have to have to have a productive rehabilitation.

Self Payment

Self Payment is necessary when someone's insurance won't cover the total cost of rehabilitation or will only pay for part of it. In these cases, it may appear like a disadvantage but individuals actually have a much more leverage simply because they can select whichever center they want without the limitations from health insurance providers that so many people encounter. Likewise, treatment facilities will often offer payment assistance for people whose only option is self payment to enable them to get into rehabilitation.

Medicaid

Some treatment programs will take Medicaid if the individual is not able to self pay or present another kind of private medical insurance. Medicaid may only pay for outpatient and short-term rehabilitation inside a limited amount of facilities, and in such cases individuals may want to investigate the self pay option and come up with up any resources they can to fund a more quality rehabilitation facility that will get better results, like a long-term residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility.

Medicare

Medicare recipients can seek rehabilitation at alcohol and drug rehabilitation centers which deliver either inpatient or outpatient rehab when the facility is in the network of Medicare-participating providers and with the approval of their Medicare appointed physician, who must assist in setting up the person's rehabilitation strategy. Inpatient services are provided through Medicare Part A, with up front costs being just like any other type of hospital stay, and outpatient rehabilitation being covered through Medicare Medicare Part B.

State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid)

State financed insurance other than Medicaid can be used to cover the costs of alcohol and drug rehab if other kinds of insurance or self payment are not a choice. When someone does not have any private insurance and doesn't yet know if they may be eligible for state insurance, they can talk with their Social Services office within their area to ascertain if they are and then apply. Most state financed insurance will take care of both outpatient and inpatient rehabilitation, but usually only in the state which offers the insurance.