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CDC report: Higher prevalence of health conditions that exacerbate COVID-19 found in sexual minorities

Lesbian, gay and bisexual persons in the U.S. have higher self-reported prevalence of several underlying health conditions associated with severe COVID-19 outcomes, compared to heterosexual persons, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study.
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How St. Luke’s Confronted the Virus Triple Threat

With fall approaching, health officials across the country are once again bracing for a rise in respiratory illnesses, including the triple threat of COVID-19, flu and RSV.
Case Studies
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Managing Risk & New Payment Models

The Members in Action series highlights how hospitals and health systems are implementing new value-based strategies to improve health care affordability. This includes the work described below to manage risk and new payment models.
Case Studies

The Value Initiative: Sinai Health System, Chicago

Sinai Health System, Chicago
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CDC study evaluates characteristics of under-21 COVID-19 deaths

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study found that Hispanic, Black and American Indian/Alaskan Native persons under the age 21 disproportionately accounted for most COVID-19-related deaths in this age category.
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Blog: Breaking down barriers to greater health equity

A blog co-authored by Elisa Arespacochaga, vice president of AHA’s Physician Alliance and interim executive lead of AHA’s Institute for Diversity and Health Equity, and Derek Robinson, M.D., vice president and chief medical officer at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, highlights the 13 newly announced Illinois-based hospitals who are AHA and BCBSIL’s recipients of health equity grants.
AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan

6 Takeaways from New Forecast of Health Care’s Future

Optimizing workforce retention, recruitment and development will be critical over the next decade as hospitals and health systems adjust to what is expected to be a changing landscape in patient volumes, higher-acuity levels, increased length of stay and preferred sites for care delivery.
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AHA, BCBSIL announce health equity grant recipients

The AHA’s Institute for Diversity and Health Equity and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois July 20 announced grant program awards to support the work of 13 Illinois hospitals and health care organizations in reducing disparities in health care.
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Study: 24% of workers vulnerable to severe illness from COVID-19

Nearly one in four workers, about 37.7 million, are at higher risk for serious illness if infected by COVID-19 due to age or underlying health conditions, according to a study released by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
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Letter to the Bureau of Land Management on the Nation’s Helium Reserves

AHA urges the Bureau of Land Management to take steps to protect Americans’ health prior to executing the final sale of the Federal Helium Reserve near Amarillo, Texas.