Due to the Affordable Healthcare Act, most U.S. citizens have coverage by a form of private health insurance. In fact, a recent report determined that about 13 percent of Americans are without health insurance. Because of this, it may be now possible for individuals who did not have health insurance before now, and were therefore not able to go to treatment for a drug or alcohol issue, to [[ |be able to]]] receive excellent treatment.
If a person in Gay requires rehab for a drug problem, many private health insurance policies have specific contracts in place with rehabs that motivates them to provide specific types of care at certain prices. In many cases, facilities are happy to assist you get your questions answered and do what is needed to get yourself or a family member in treatment right away.
Most private health insurance programs cover an array of alcohol and drug treatment services, including outpatient and inpatient detox, partial hospitalization, inpatient and residential treatment and outpatient treatment. Some however may cover one type of recovery treatment with certain restrictions, such as the duration that a person can remain in recovery treatment. A good rule of thumb is that all policies are now obligated to provide an equal level of care for mental health issues as well, such as drug or alcohol abuse disorders, as are provided for physical health problems. So if your plan lacks coverage in general, it will not have enough coverage in the area of recovery treatment for substance abuse.