M&A In Post-Crisis Recovery Strategy—Why, How & When?

Most conversations about strategy in health and human service organizations during the current crisis include some discussion of mergers and acquisitions (M&A)—and our 2020 OPEN MINDS Strategy & Innovation Institute was no exception. The drivers for considering M&A as a strategy? One is the cash flow impact caused by the increased cost of risk management and steep declines in revenue during the crisis. A second is the likely changes in the competitive landscape in the year ahead, including a combination of delivery system changes and pending budget cuts.

This was reinforced by our attendees at . . .