Executive Briefings
A series of insights from OPEN MINDS Founder and CEO, Monica E. Oss, Executive Briefings are crafted for executive leaders navigating the complexities of health and human services. Each briefing connects market intelligence with expert analysis to help guide strategy, respond to disruption, and improve organizational performance.
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Uncertainty As The Constant
March 11, 2026We’ve all heard the expression: “Change is the only constant in life.” It’s not new—it dates back to the Greek philosopher Heraclitus in 500 BC. But I would argue that we are shifting to a market environment where it is… -
Home Is The Place
March 10, 2026Most adults (93%) over the age of 65 live at home and most (60%) want to continue living at home if they can. This was the finding of the new survey—Most Older Adults Who Live At Home Want To Age… -
The Scribe Effect: The Best Of The 2026 OPEN MINDS Workforce AI Summit
March 9, 2026The adoption of AI-enabled clinical documentation tools by primary care and specialty provider organizations has gained traction over the past couple years—at 34% and 50%, respectively (see The Tech-Enabled Provider Organization: The 2025 OPEN MINDS Technology Adoption Survey). And there are ample studies… -
Population Health By Population
March 6, 2026Population health is a term that has been used in so many contexts it’s almost lost its meaning. Officially, it is “the health outcomes of a group of individuals, including the distribution of such outcomes within the group” (see What Is… -
The Cost Of The Gap
March 5, 2026The fact that unaddressed health-related social needs (HRSNs) drive up total cost of care for payers and health plans is not “new news.” But a new study—Cross-Sectional Analysis Of Insurance Claims Shows Health Care Utilization And Costs Associated With Health-Related… -
The Executive Turnover Train
March 3, 2026If the turnover rates of executives and supervisors seems high, it’s because it is. A new executive survey shows turnover estimates jumped from 39% in fall 2024 and 33% in fall 2023 to 50% for 2026 (see Half Of US Companies Brace For… -
The Integration Formula: The Best Of The 2026 OPEN MINDS Whole Person Care Summit
March 2, 2026The model matters. That was the take away of a new study—Health Outcomes Of Dually Eligible Beneficiaries Under Different Medicare Payment Arrangements—that compared consumer outcomes in three types of plans serving dual eligible consumers: at-risk Medicare Advantage (MA), fee-for-service Medicare… -
The Peer Question
February 27, 2026One big question for the year ahead is how state Medicaid plans will be affected by state budget problems. The changes in the last Congressional budget bill affect the financial tools that state governments have to fund Medicaid—particularly the prohibition… -
What Is The ‘Value’ Of Health Care?
February 26, 2026At every level, Americans spend a lot for health care. It is 18% of the gross domestic product (see NHE Fact Sheet). It is 27% of the federal budget (see What Does The Federal Government Spend On Health Care?). Employers spend $9,325… -
Crisis Reorg
February 25, 2026The future funding for the crisis system is a mixed bag. At the federal level, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services continues to fund 988 at similar levels to previous years (see 988 Mental Health Crisis Line Evolves…
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