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Even as we overcome COVID-19, the rise of mental health conditions and non-communicable diseases is reshaping households, companies and countries.

Although it shows promise for reducing unnecessary healthcare spending and costs, and for improving decision making without adverse effects on clinical outcomes, shared decision making adoption has not been widespread.

It is critically important that leaders recognize and find creative ways to overcome the not-so-virtual burnout to engage effectively with colleagues and customers, while also remaining productive.

Employees are more likely to remain with their current employer if they offer a student loan benefit.

During times of social change, there is the potential for people to be exposed to events that register in a person’s brain and body as trauma. The negative affects can accumulate and have an impact on a person's work and well-being.

The majority of American workers are facing meaningful financial challenges and are at significant risk for making financial decisions they are likely to regret.

Fortunately, there’s a silver lining to this year’s unprecedented demand for mental healthcare: increased awareness and acceptance of mental health issues, even in the workplace. But, there’s more we can do.

The U.S. specialty market is expected to hit $310 billion by 2023, and 75% of the nearly 7,000 medications in development are specialty drugs.

Employers must provide care options that are safe and reliable as families are dealing with more stressors than usual including at home learning, closed elder care centers, working remotely while supporting both child and elderly dependents.

Financial wellness doesn’t have a clear definition. It means different things to employers than it does to employees. One thing is certain: financial wellness means more than worker pay.