It seems so overwhelming at times. Is there a day when something doesn’t change? Last year, our OPEN MINDS team covered over 1,030 news and market watch stories. Among the many developments, our member executives zeroed in on the endless stream of new investments and new services.

The question is which of these developments are just “noise,” and which are relevant signals of meaningful market change? What market factors are going to have an impact on organizational revenue, margins, and financial sustainability.

In our planning with executive teams, our analysis focuses on developments in federal policy, in state/county models, in health plan practices, and emerging technology (see …