Planning Must Come First— MA&A At I Am Boundless

It is no great surprise that many discussions surrounding mergers, acquisitions, and affiliations (MA&A) automatically default to finding and/or building economies of scale. Being “bigger” may offer a path to better services for larger populations and a larger reservoir of resources. But if you are determined to pursue collaboration for the purposes of scale, achieving that scale is linked to the kind of collaboration you pursue. One model we had a chance to see in action this summer was an administrative service organization acquisition of non-profit provider organizations, as presented by Patrick Maynard, Ph.D., CEO . . .