Pay Gap Between Nonprofit Hospital CEOs And Employees Grew, 2009-23.

Nonprofit hospital workers represent a significant portion of the US health care workforce. Previous research indicates that wage inequalities exist within nonprofit hospitals, varying by hospital characteristics. To explore whether these inequalities have grown over time, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, we used Internal Revenue Service Form 990 and Medicare cost reports from the period 2009-23 to examine trends in wages and wage inequalities within nonprofit hospitals and assess differences by hospital characteristics.

Which Social Variables Predict Diabetes Onset? Robust Findings in Two National Surveys.

Background And Objectives: The role of social factors in diabetes onset has been obscured by wide variation in their conceptualization and operationalization. We apply 3 theoretical frameworks to categorize social relationship variables along several dimensions and identify which dimension(s) are robustly associated with incident diabetes in the older adult population.

Research Design And Methods: The National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (n = 2,365) and the Health and Retirement Study (n =11,824) provided longitudinal data from 57 to 90-year-old respondents over a 4- to 5-year period.

Prediabetes Progression and Reversion: Social Factors and Racial/Ethnic Differences.

Objective: Racial and ethnic minorities are disproportionately affected by diabetes. Social characteristics, such as family structure, social support, and loneliness, may contribute to these health disparities. In a nationally representative sample of diverse older adults, we evaluated longitudinal rates of both progression from prediabetes to diabetes and reversion from prediabetes to normoglycemia.