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"As employees cling to their jobs for security, retention alone can give employers a false sense of stability, even as wellbeing, engagement and productivity quietly erode," said Todd Katz, head of U.S. Group Benefits at MetLife.

MaxHealth, based in Tampa, provide care to more than 120,000 patients, including more than 80,000 patients in value-based care programs.

Three-quarters of brand-name drugs increasedin cost and nearly half of these increases exceeded inflation.

Participants who engage with financial guidance resources contribute 29% more on average and hold roughly twice the account balance of non-users.

U.S. workers, on average, increased their 401(k) balances by 13% in 2025, reaching an average of more than $113,000.

Fourteen percent of business owners are reducing their retirement savings in the past year and 13% tapping into personal retirement funds to support their business.