Kenneth Bowman, division vice president for Kindred Rehabilitation Services at Kindred Healthcare, will serve as 2018 council chair of the AHA’s Section for Long-Term Care and Rehabilitation. Derrick Jones, CEO of Lovelace UNM Rehabilitation Hospital in Albuquerque, NM, is council chair-elect and will become chair in 2019. The council works with the AHA on public policy and member service strategies for post-acute and continuing care providers. For more on the constituency section and council, see the AHA news release.

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The Environmental Protection Agency March 13 released a proposed rule to revise and rescind requirements on emissions from commercial facilities that…
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The AHA commented March 13 on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027. The…
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The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission March 12 released its March 2026 report to Congress, which includes its recommended payment rates for hospital…
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There have been 1,362 confirmed measles cases nationwide this year, according to the latest data published today by the Centers for Disease…
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The AHA will host a webinar March 19 at 1 p.m. ET that will explore how leaders are improving retention, physician well-being and coverage…
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