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Regina Ihrke, senior director, health, equity and wellbeing leader, North America at WTW, said much of it can be attributed to low social well-being, which is a result of isolation from remote work.

Meanwhile, payouts under long-term incentive plans have held steady and generally matched shareholder return performance, owing to the underlying equity-based nature of these awards.

“That includes cost-sharing affordability, social determinants of health, diversity, equity and inclusion — making the right kind of care available to all of their populations, not just some of them,” Domaszewicz said.

Then there’s artificial intelligence ; increased awareness of climate change; social and political transformation; the rise (perhaps until recently) of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging initiatives; and the ubiquity of smart devices for personal and professional usage, to name a few others.

“These [investments] include career development, well-being, flexibility and equity — because these are critical for performance, retention and resilience in a shifting market.”

Instead, they’re embracing precision-driven clinical strategies — leveraging member and claims data to pinpoint high-cost areas and deploying solutions rooted in clinical effectiveness, cross-functional collaboration and accountability for outcomes,” said Susan Mueller, the firm’s senior director of health equity and well-being.

“If employees don’t feel proud of their workplace, they won’t refer their friends.”