The I/DD Market Evolution

Greetings from Florida, where today we hosted a group of executives from intellectual/developmental disability (I/DD) provider organizations from across the county for our inaugural OPEN MINDS I/DD Executive Summit. The day focused on the many changes and challenges we’re seeing in the I/DD market — the move to value-based care, the shift away from residential treatment, the increasing emphasis on consumer-directed care, and new workforce challenges.

In many ways, the I/DD market hasn’t evolved as quickly as the physical health, behavioral health, and children’s services market. We’ve seen the slow . . .