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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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… -
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…
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