Why Does Medicaid Pay for Rehab?

Published March 31, 2014

Question by Aqua Turtle: Why does Medicaid pay for rehab?
I’m normally pretty liberal, but this… no. I’m not sure if this is just my state or the whole country, but here Medicaid pays for rehab. My insurance, which I pay for, would NEVER cover rehab!!! So why does taxpayer funded insurance?!

Best answer:

Answer by herretic
Liberal? not. Just a Fakir.

Answer by Stogieman
Then you have a lousy insurance poicy. Most cover it and recognize it as a disease, as the AMA has determined it to be.

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