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Throughout history, people with mental health conditions have faced stigma and poor treatment. Advocacy for the mentally ill was practically non-existent until the 1840s when Dorothea Dix began lobbying for state mental hospitals. Eventually, the National Committee for Mental Hygiene was established in 1909 (later the National Mental Health Association, and now Mental Health America), giving advocacy efforts nationwide focus. Although attitudes and medical care for mental illness have improved tremendously since the early 20th century,

Since the beginning of employer-employee relationships, the employer has traditionally been in control – deciding worker positions and salaries and when, where, and how long they worked. The realities of having bills to pay kept many workers in one spot for decades, even when unhappy with company management or policies. The loyalty between workers and employers in both directions has shifted dramatically since the days when companies gave out gold watches for a lifetime of service.

Consumer-directed healthcare (CDH) accounts were created to engage consumers more directly in making healthcare decisions and choosing how, when, and where to spend their healthcare dollars. However, the direction of tax-advantaged CDH accounts has been changing in the face of evolving technologies, shifting economic conditions, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Where might they be headed over the next several years?As the coronavirus moves steadily toward endemic status, we are finding more ways that the pandemic has