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Getting started with advanced primary care

Uncover how to assess, design, launch, and measure an advanced primary care strategy that controls costs, improves access, and delivers results for your workforce.
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When healthcare costs climb and employees still struggle to access care, benefits leaders need a better answer. Advanced primary care is emerging as that answer—but knowing whether it's the right fit, and how to get started, isn't always straightforward. This mini-guide helps you identify where your strategy is falling short and what to do next.

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ABOUT THIS GUIDE

A practical framework for advanced primary care

What is advanced primary care?

Advanced primary care is a value-based model that establishes a dedicated healthcare home for employees. This approach is designed to address up to 90% of their comprehensive physical and mental health needs within a single, integrated system.

What this guide covers

This guide is for benefits leaders evaluating advanced primary care. It outlines readiness signals, implementation steps, and key partner questions to help you move forward with clarity and confidence.

THE CHALLENGE

When benefits models fall behind

Benefits leaders face pressure from all sides. Costs are rising, utilization is shifting, and employees are frustrated with a system that’s hard to navigate. These are symptoms of structural gaps that incremental fixes won’t solve.

  • Chronic conditions driving a disproportionate share of healthcare spend

  • High emergency and urgent care use signals gaps in primary care access

  • Low engagement with preventive services despite available benefits

When access to care is limited and the care experience is fragmented, health outcomes suffer and so does your bottom line. The question is no longer whether change is needed, but rather how to build the right momentum for a healthcare strategy that lasts.

A ROADMAP FOR EMPLOYERS

A clear path from evaluating advanced primary care to putting it into practice

Assess your readiness before you commit to a model

Not every organization is in the same place. Learn how to identify where spending is concentrated, which employees face access barriers, and whether utilization patterns signal primary care gaps to address.

Design and launch a model built around your workforce

A well-designed advanced primary care model fits how employees live and work. Discover how to structure care, create launch clarity, and drive early engagement to shape long-term adoption.

Measure progress and build the case for expansion

ROI doesn't happen overnight, but the right signals do. Learn how to track behavior change, monitor utilization, and use early data to prove value and guide what comes next for your advanced primary care program.

  • A comprehensive approach alters the financial trajectory of your business. Insurance claims decline. Premium growth stabilizes. And the return on investment is undeniable.

    JEFF WELLS, MD
    Co-Founder, Marathon Health
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Your roadmap for advanced primary care

This guide gives benefits leaders a practical starting point from identifying readiness signals to designing a model, launching with confidence, and measuring what matters. Get it now to move from evaluation to action.
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