Guide

The Taft-Hartley trustee’s guide to advanced primary care

Explore how advanced primary care helps Taft-Hartley trustees improve member health, close care gaps, and protect fund sustainability—all in one proven model.

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Healthcare costs are climbing, care access is shrinking, and the members your plan exists to serve are often left behind. For Taft-Hartley trustees, the challenge is clear: how do you fulfill your fiduciary duty when the system is working against you? Advanced primary care (APC) is a proven answer—one that more than 70 Taft-Hartley plans already use to deliver better care, stronger outcomes, and real return on investment.

ABOUT THIS GUIDE

What trustees should know about advanced primary care

What this guide covers

This guide was designed to help Taft-Hartley trustees do their due diligence on advanced primary care—a value-based model built to address the real challenges facing union members and their families, and the funds that support them.

Built for trustees

Whether you sit on the labor or management side of the board, this resource walks you through the current care landscape, how APC compares to traditional primary care, and what it takes to evaluate, implement, and measure a program built around your population. You'll also find a self-assessment to help you identify where APC can have the greatest impact for your plan.

THE CHALLENGE

The current system is failing your members and fund

The traditional healthcare system wasn't built for union members. Long waits, rushed visits, and fragmented care delay treatment—turning manageable concerns into serious costs. As a trustee, you're balancing rising expenses with a workforce that has complex needs.

Members delay care due to cost, access barriers, and poor experiences
Chronic conditions drive a growing share of your fund's spending
Fragmented care leaves gaps in health management

Without a coordinated approach, these challenges compound—affecting member health, career longevity, and your fund's financial stability. Trustees don't have to accept the status quo. More Taft-Hartley leaders are choosing prevention over reactive care.

THE APC ADVANTAGE

Advanced primary care gives trustees a smarter way to invest in members

Care experiences that members actually want to use

APC removes the barriers that keep members away from care—long waits, rushed visits, and inconvenient hours. With same- or next-day appointments, longer visits, and flexible access, members and their families engage more readily and consistently with their health.

Health outcomes that make a measurable difference

From proactive outreach to chronic condition management, APC keeps care connected across every stage of a member's life. One accountable care team manages risk across your full population—helping members and their families stay healthier and avoid costly downstream complications.

Fund sustainability built on prevention, not reaction

By focusing on prevention and early intervention, APC reduces high-cost claims, makes healthcare spending more predictable, and delivers measurable ROI over time. Trustees gain meaningful analytics to make confident, data-backed decisions on behalf of their members.

Offering advanced, coordinated care is a powerful extension of the union promise—delivering not just wages and benefits, but a healthier, more secure future for every member.

LARRY KRISNISKI

Business Manager, UA Local 636

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Start building a healthier future for your members

This guide gives Taft-Hartley trustees a clear, practical foundation for understanding advanced primary care—and deciding whether it's the right investment for your plan and your people. Download it to explore real-world outcomes, a trustee self-assessment, and a step-by-step look at what APC implementation can look like.

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