Medicare Rehab in Alaska
Generally speaking, a Medicare rehab in Alaska is one that offers some form of coverage of the program using Medicare or other State insurance. Exactly what is covered by Medicare is dependant upon many things, including whether you are seeking inpatient or outpatient treatment for substance abuse.
We have included a breakdown of the basic information about Medicare for Substance Abuse as well as a listing at the bottom of this page of the various treatment programs that accept Medicare.
Does Medicare pay for Substance Abuse Treatment?
Generally speaking, Yes.
Medicare will help pay for substance abuse treatment in both inpatient and outpatient settings if:
1) You receive services from an Alaska Medicare-participating provider or Medicare participating facility;
2) Your physician or doctor states that the services are medically necessary; and
3) Your doctor sets up your plan of substance abuse treatment in Alaska.
Inpatient care: Medicare Part A can help to pay for your care if you are hospitalized for substance abuse treatment. Your out-of-pocket costs are generally the same as for any other type of “non-substance abuse related” hospital stay.
Outpatient care: Medicare Part B can help to pay for outpatient treatment for substance abuse. Medicare will generally pay 50 percent of its approved amount for mental health services, and you or your supplemental insurance are responsible for the rest.
Covered services include, but are not limited to:
1) Psychotherapy for substance abuse
2) Patient education regarding diagnosis and treatment of substance abuse
3) Post-hospitalization follow-up
4) Prescription drugs administered during a hospital stay or injected at a doctor’s office
NOTE: Methadone, because it is in pill form, is not generally covered by Medicare Part B. The new Medicare drug benefit (Part D) will not cover methadone for substance abuse treatment, although it may be covered for other conditions.
The following is a list of Treatment Programs that accept Medicare as a payment.
Cook Inlet Tribal Council Inc (Ernie Turner Center)
4330 Elmore Street
Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone: (907) 550-2400
www.citci.com
Yukon/Kuskokwim Health Corporation (Phillips Ayagnirvik Treatment Center)
324 Radio Street
Bethel, AK 99559
Phone: (907) 543-6735
Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation (Behavioral Health Department)
Kanakanak Hospital
6000 Kanankanak Road
Dillingham, AK 99576
Phone: (907) 842-5201
Women’s and Children’s Center for (Inner Healing)
1027 Evergreen Street
Fairbanks, AK 99709
Phone: (907) 451-8164
Kusqui House
711 East 3rd Avenue
P.O. Box 966
Nome, AK 99762
Phone: (907) 443-4536
Petersburg Mental Health Services Inc
201 North Nordic Drive
Petersburg, AK 99833
Phone: (907) 772-3332
Tok Area Counseling Center
P.O. Box 398
Tok, AK 99780
Phone: (907) 883-5106
Volunteers of America Alaska (ARCH)
8012 Stewart Mountain Drive
Eagle River, AK 99577
Phone: (907) 694-3336
www.voaak.org
Graf Rheeneenhaanjii (Substance Abuse Services)
2550 Lawlor Road
Fairbanks, AK 99709
Phone: (907) 455-4725
Rainforest Recovery Center (Bartlett Regional Hospital)
3250 Hospital Drive
Juneau, AK 99801
Phone: (907) 796-8690
www.bartletthospital.org
Deilee Hit/Safe Harbor House
222 Tongass Drive
Sitka, AK 99835
Phone: (907) 966-8360
Southeast AK Regional (Health Consortium/Ravens Way)
222 Tongass Drive
Sitka, AK 99835
Phone: (907) 966-8714
www.searhc.org/ravensway
Providence Valdez Behavioral Health
911 Meals Avenue
Valdez, AK 99686
Phone: (907) 835-2838
www.providence.org/alaska/valdez/counseling.htm
…if you feel you need something more than a Medicare Rehab in Alaska, we can Help you with the following other options:
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