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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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… -
The Housing-Health Gap
February 24, 2026Some statistics that surprise me. What percentage of homeless consumers have health insurance? 83%. What percentage of homeless consumers report using the emergency room for their “regular place for care”? 48%. These were some of the market data in a new study, Toward Thriving,… -
Impact Times Two: The Best Of The 2026 OPEN MINDS Performance Management Institute
February 23, 2026Impact. That was the overarching theme of every session at this year’s OPEN MINDS Performance Management Institute. And both definitions of “impact” are relevant to the discussion. The first definition: “a sudden or powerful effect, a collision, the force of two objects… -
Beyond The Breach
February 20, 2026The good news in health care privacy? The number of health care data breaches in 2025 fell 4.3% year-over-year—according new data reported in 2025 Healthcare Data Breach Report and Healthcare Data Breach Statistics. The authors made one caveat to the figures: Data… -
Making The Job HappenÂ
February 19, 2026The U.S. economy added 130,000 jobs in January according to new economic data—Employment Situation Summary – 2026 M01 Results. But the report was a bit confusing to me—it reported that 95% of those jobs (or 123,500) were in the health care… -
Merger Is An Answer, Not The Only AnswerÂ
February 18, 2026Last week in Clearwater Beach at the 2026 OPEN MINDS Performance Management Institute, the question hanging in the air was: “Is $1 billion big enough?” The reason? We opened the institute with a spirited discussion with David C. Guth, Jr., chief executive officer (CEO)… -
Beyond The Office
February 17, 2026Telehealth isn’t going away. But it isn’t taking over, either. The question for health plan and provider organization executives is no longer whether to offer virtual care. The question is what delivery model will define the next decade—and how much… -
The Fix For Rural
February 16, 2026There has been much press about the Rural Health Transformation grants. The numbers are large—the first $10 billion in awards was announced in late December and will be divided between all 50 states (see CMS Announces $50 Billion In Awards… -
Reading The Market
February 12, 2026Greetings from lovely Clearwater Beach and the last day of the 2026 OPEN MINDS Performance Management Institute. We were wrapping up today’s many discussions of performance management and financial sustainability on the heels of the newly released analysis—Healthcare Sector Bankruptcy Filings Have…
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