Aetna health insurance policies provide patients with more options than they’ve ever had before with health insurance. Aetna began covering patients in 1853 and has since become a household name in insurance. Because of the brand’s reputation and widespread acceptance in the healthcare industry, you can find Aetna rehab insurance works more easily than you may think. Our admissions teams at New Start Recovery can walk you through your Aetna policy and verify your coverage.
Aetna Rehab Insurance Approval Is Now Possible
Until recent years, insurance companies didn’t support patients through substance abuse treatment programs. The Affordable Care Act of 2010 and Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act have changed how patients can get drug rehab with Aetna or other brand policies.
A qualified medical professional must assess and establish “medical needs” for patients seeking addiction treatment. For any illness or disease, this establishment of medical needs is what opens the door to insurance policy coverage for treatment.
Insurance companies also understand that having healthy policyholders is the key to greater company profits. Like with any business, making money is important for Aetna. So when patients with Aetna policies are healthier after drug detox and rehab, they are less expensive for Aetna to insure.
If you or someone you love are ready to use an Aetna policy to support drug treatment, this treatment likely starts in detox. A quality detox program will help you get the medical assessment you need for insurance purposes so you can start the recovery process. All you have to do is call the detox facility you’re interested in and verify your insurance.
What Can Be Expected Out of Aetna Rehab Insurance
- Inpatient
- Partial hospitalization
- Residential
- Outpatient
- Intensive outpatient
- Sober Living
The type of program your Aetna policy will cover depends upon a few factors. These include the nature of your addiction, the complexity of the addiction and associated recovery, any underlying or co-occurring health conditions, the outcome of your medical assessment, and others.
Insurance companies favor outpatient or intensive outpatient programs whenever possible. These cost less than residential, partial hospitalization, or inpatient, but patients don’t receive lower-quality care through outpatient or intensive outpatient programs. Instead, they cost less because patients can continue living independently at home while undergoing treatment.
Regardless of the final program you select for rehab, detox will be the first step into recovery for many patients. Detox is where you will overcome your physical dependence on drugs or alcohol. Aetna usually supports detox once medical need has been established through an assessment. Call the detox center you’re researching for treatment, and they’ll do an insurance verification to let you know more about what your policy covers.
Start Your Recovery at New Start Recovery
Aetna insurance is accepted by New Start Recovery, where patients gain caring support from addiction treatment professionals licensed and certified to ensure safe, comfortable, and supervised withdrawal from alcohol or drugs.=
Call New Start Recovery at [Direct] for more information and insurance verification when you are ready to use your Aetna policy for detox and subsequent rehab.