Insurance Denials for Post-Acute Stroke Rehabilitation

The broken pathway:
Stroke → DENIAL → Delay → Decline

The Care Directions® pathway:
Stroke → Stroke-DP™ → Timely Rehabilitation → Recovery

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INPATIENT REHABILITATION FACILITIES
SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES
CLINICIANS & CASE MANAGERS
STROKE CENTERS
CLOSING THE GAP – STROKE CENTER OUTCOMES
SUCCESSFUL APPEAL EXHIBIT

References – see below

U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. (2024, October 17) Refusal of Recovery: How Medicare Advantage Insurers Have Denied Patients Access to Post-Acute Care, Majority staff report. https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024.10.17-PSI-Majority-Staff-Report-on-Medicare-Advantage.pdf

Ifejika, N. L., et al. (2025). Improving access to stroke rehabilitation and recovery: A policy statement from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Stroke, 56(9), e218–e233. https://doi.org/10.1161/STR.0000000000000493