UA Local 440 Case Study

The labor union has saved $11M on healthcare costs by improving member health by accessing a Marathon Health nearsite health center.

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Industry

Labor Union

Member Count

4,000 (eligible)

Solution

Nearsite Health Center

The Challenge

Leaders at UA Local 440 needed to provide a flexible healthcare solution for their members while designing attractive benefits plans and reducing the cost trend of the union's health and welfare fund.

Our Solution

In 2015, the union partnered with Marathon Health to open a nearsite health center offering primary and preventive care, acute care, and other wellness services like tobacco cessation.

The health center is also conveniently located close to the union headquarters. It offers flexible, after-hours appointments—meaning union members who work non-traditional hours can still receive care when it works for them. All appointments are also a minimum of 30 minutes, up to an hour or more, leaving time for members to ask health-related questions, get wellness advice, and establish a more trusting relationship with their provider.

"It’s a neat thing, because not only have we gotten to know [Dr. Melita Schuster] as our physician, but also on a personal basis. With the brotherhood and local union, we’ve always looked at everybody as a family."

Ron Hutchinson, Union Member, UA Local 440

Outcomes that Matter

$ 11M

savings on healthcare costs

39 %

engagement of members and spouses

68 %