Drug Treatment Help Request

Self Payment

Self Payment is required when a person's insurance won't pay for the entire cost of treatment or will only pay for part of it. In these cases, it may seem like a disadvantage but people in fact have a much more leverage due to the fact they can decide on whichever facility they want without the restrictions from health insurance companies that so many people encounter. Likewise, rehab centers will usually offer payment assistance for people whose only choice is self payment to help them get into rehab.

Medicaid

Certain rehabilitation programs will take Medicaid if the individual cannot self pay or present another type of private health insurance. Medicaid may possibly cover outpatient and short-term rehab inside a limited amount of facilities, and in this instance individuals might want to explore the self pay alternative and drum up any resources they can to fund a more quality treatment facility which will produce better results, like a long-term residential drug treatment facility.

State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid)

State financed insurance other than Medicaid can be used to cover the expense of drug rehab if other forms of insurance or self payment are not a possibility. When someone doesn't have any private insurance and doesn't yet know if they might be eligible for state insurance, they can check with their Social Services office within their area to determine if they are and then fill out an application. The majority of state financed insurance will handle both outpatient and inpatient rehab, but usually only within the state which offers the insurance.