Scale Wanted, But…

Greetings from New Orleans and the opening of The 2022 OPEN MINDS Strategy & Innovation Institute! I spent the morning at our 2022 OPEN MINDS Mergers, Acquisitions & Affiliation Summit—and the discussion was all about growth and scale from many perspectives.

The challenges of becoming and managing a multi-state specialty provider organization was the subject of the session, National Specialty Provider Organizations — Current Developments & Future Trends, featuring Charles McLister, Chief Executive Officer of Elwyn and Darren Hodgdon, Chief Executive Officer of Beacon Specialized Living. They both agree that 'scale provides options'—with advantage going to organizations that . . .