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Tracking The Upswing
By Monica E. Oss, Chief Executive Officer, OPEN MINDS The coverage of Medicare beneficiaries by ACOs is on the upswing—as is the use of risk-based reimbursement models. As of January 2026, […]
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A Home For The Whole PersonÂ
By Monica E. Oss, Chief Executive Officer, OPEN MINDS NCQA recently announced they will be expanding their work with federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and FQHC look-alikes this year. There […]
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Federal 2027 Budget Proposal Would Eliminate SAMHSA As Stand-Alone Agency & Reduce Behavioral Health Funding By 8%
By OPEN MINDS Circle A proposed 2027 federal health budget would eliminate the nation’s primary mental health and addiction agency and cut behavioral health funding by about 8%. The fiscal […]
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NCQA Seeks Health Centers For HRSA-Funded PCMH Recognition & Behavioral Health Integration Program
By OPEN MINDS Circle The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) is recruiting health centers to participate in a federal initiative supporting Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Recognition and a Behavioral […]
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Organizations Don’t Fail By Reimbursement Alone
By Monica E. Oss, Chief Executive Officer, OPEN MINDS What do managed care, whole person care, and value-based contracting have in common? They all work better when clinical leaders, not […]
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It’s The Engagement
By Monica E. Oss, Chief Executive Officer, OPEN MINDS Not surprisingly, consumers with an addictive disorder who are adherent to medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) have lower costs of […]
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Cultivating Curiosity
By Monica E. Oss, Chief Executive Officer, OPEN MINDS For consumers with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD), my colleague agrees that whole person care models are increasingly the path to better health […]
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Unmet Health Care Needs Among U.S. Children With Autism Increased From 7.1% To 15.2% Between 2017 & 2023
By OPEN MINDS Circle The prevalence of unmet general health care needs among U.S. children with autism increased between 2017 and 2023, rising from 7.1% to 15.2%. Reported unmet mental […]
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CMS Accepting Applications For The $100 Million MAHA Elevate Lifestyle Medicine Pilots To Address Chronic Disease Through Whole Person Care, Nutrition & Physical Activity
By OPEN MINDS Circle The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is accepting applications for a $100 million pilot program to test evidence-based lifestyle and functional medicine approaches for […]
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The Guardianship Question
By Monica E. Oss, Chief Executive Officer, OPEN MINDS A new federal initiative could place some homeless or highly vulnerable veterans under court-appointed guardianship. The United States Department of Veterans […]