Sen. Kirk's Stroke Offers Him New Medicaid Perspective

by Nat Buckley

Sen. Kirk's stroke offers him new Medicaid perspective
In an interview published Wednesday, Kirk said that most Illinois residents insured through the low-income health program would be eligible for just 11 rehabilitation sessions following a stroke. "Had I been limited to that I would have had no chance … Read more on News-Medical.net

After stroke, Illinois senator returns to Hill
… hundreds of thousands of stroke patients. It's estimated only one-third of patients return to work after a stroke, said Dr. Elliot Roth, medical director of the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago's New Patient Recovery Unit and AbilityLab, where … Read more on Salt Lake Tribune