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EDUCATION AND NETWORKING ACTIVITIES
Upcoming Programs: View descriptions of the programs below and register at this link:
Rethinking Employer Healthcare: What Leading Organizations Are Doing Differently
◦ May 13, 2026 – Webinar
How To Effectively Engage And Incentivize Employees To Increase Center Utilization
◦ June 1, 2026 – Webinar
Occupational Health Services at the Worksite Center
◦ June 11, 2026 – Webinar
2026 Onsite Health Clinic Summit
◦ June 225-26, 2026, Swissotel, Chicago, Illinois.
As a benefit of NAWHC Membership, all programs, other than the Annual Forum, are FREE for NAWHC members. Most programs are recorded or have materials for later viewing.
NAWHC ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS
NAWHC Annual Forum and New Board of Directors Members
Over 180 employers, clinic vendors, health providers, benefit advisors and others interested or involved in direct contracting for worksite centers and other medical services participated in and enjoyed the NAWHC Annual Forum held April 8-9, 2026, in St. Louis. There were four plenary sessions, twelve breakouts and two table discussion sessions, as well as 21 exhibits to gain contacts and information. It was one of the largest and most successful Annual Forums in NAWHC history.
At the NAWHC Annual Membership Meeting, three individuals were elected to the NAWHC Board of Directors: Cole Williams, Marathon Health; Chelle Kielawa, Huntington Ingalls Industries; and Jim Meacham, SSM Health at Work. Congratulations to all.
BENCHMARKING
Priorities of Large Employer Purchasers
The Purchasers Business Group on Health is a coalition of forty of the nation’s largest public and private employers focusing on changing health care for improved outcomes, transparency and costs. PBGH recently completed is 2026 Annual Member Survey of top benefit/health priorities.
The top areas mentioned were: Affordability (lowering costs), Data Analytics and Transparency; and Advanced Primary Care. Other top priorities were Pharmacy and PBM strategies; Mental Health; Direct Contracting, Centers of Excellence, GLP-1s and Weight Management and Cancer
MARKETPLACE DEVELOPMENTS
Mark Cuban Launches Cost Plus Wellness for Direct Contracting
Mark Cuban, who co-founded Cost Plus Drugs, an online pharmacy that sells generic medications at a 15% markup and flat $5 shipping fee, is now using this model to address how hospitals and health systems get paid through “Cost Plus Wellness,” a direct contracting platform that connects self-insured employers with providers through publicly posted contracts.
The platform currently lists 27 published contracts covering at least 9,200 providers and 193 facilities – predominantly in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area – with more contracts to be added throughout the country. The contracts cover a range of provider types, including single and multispecialty groups and independent physician associations. Dallas-based Baylor Scott & White Health, the largest and most prominent organization on the platform, was the first major health system to sign on. Read more about this here.
WORKSITE CENTER OPENINGS
Astemo Opens Another Employee Clinic in Monroe, Georgia
Auto parts manufacturer Astemo, which has primary care clinics at all its locations, opened a new one in Monroe, Georgia, partnering with Marathon Health. Read the story here.
GE Appliances Opens its Fourth Employee Clinic in Decatur, Alabama
GE Appliances, a Haier Company, has opened a new, state-of-the-art primary care clinic as part of a $28 million investment at its plant in Decatur, Alabama. The new facility is GE Appliances’ fourth onsite advanced primary care clinic at its manufacturing sites. The clinics are managed by CareATC and are free to employees on the company health plan. Other GE Appliances’ on-site clinics operate at its plants in Louisville, Kentucky; Selmer, Tennessee and LaFayette, Georgia. Over the past two years, these clinics have delivered measurable results that are boosting employee health, including: Primary care visits up 21.5%, a 28% rise in overall visits and a 12.3% reduction in avoidable ER visits among employees using the clinics. Read about it here.
Louisiana Pacific Building Solutions Opens New Facility in New Limerick, Maine
Louisiana Pacific Building Solutions opened its 12th primary care clinic for its 135 workers in New Limerick, Maine. It’s partnering with Premise Health to have a nurse available and two doctors available virtually to offer an array of services. Read the story here.
Pella Corporation Wellness Center
A story in HR Brew described the new wellness center opened by the Pella Corporation in Pella, Iowa in partnership with Premise Health. Primary care, behavioral health, and a pharmacy are available at the center.
Bundy Baking Solutions Offers Onsite Clinic
Bundy Baking Solutions is partnering with Premier Health to offer a new onsite clinic offering occupation and primary care services. Premier offers a variety of services to employers in southern Ohio, specifically the Dayton area. Read the announcement here.
Okaloosa County School District (FL) Opens Employee Center
The Okaloosa County School District (OCSD) (FL) opened its new Employee Health Clinic at Okaloosa Technical College in Fort Walton Beach. In partnership with Marathon Health, the clinic offers employees and their dependents enrolled in the district’s health plan free medical services and no-cost prescriptions. Employees receive preventive screenings, illness treatment, chronic condition support, and prescription services at no additional cost. Read the announcement here.
City of Peoria (AZ) Approves Funding for Employee Clinic
City of Peoria (AZ) officials unveiled plans for a near-site employee health clinic set to open in January 2027. Operated in partnership with Marathon Health, the clinic will serve city employees, retirees and their families. Services will include primary and preventive care, mental health services, physical therapy, occupational health, limited prescription dispensing and a wellness recharge room. Read the announcement as part of the City’s budget report here.
RESOURCES
National Observances of Health Topics and Issues
Health Grades has published a list of national observances on health topics and issues which can help employers and worksite centers highlight and market their activities and services aimed at various conditions and services. Go to this link to view all the dates and topics.
Addressing Cancer at the Worksite
Two valuable resources are available to help employers and centers address cancer at the worksite:
- Evernorth Health Services has a new report “Cancer Among Young, Working-Age Adults” that offers great insight into the younger working population’s cancer risks and what can be done to help them at the worksite.
- The NAWHC First Monday Roundtable offered actionable information on “Addressing Cancer at the Worksite.” Among the many valuable pieces of information presented were:
1) Efforts to address cancer should primarily focus on identifying it at the earliest stage possible.
2) By doing so, employers benefit through fewer catastrophic claims, predictable lower spend, trust in onsite clinics and less workplace disruption.
3) Early detection and treatment helps employees through more likely survival, better surgical outcomes, improved mental health and greater productivity.
- A list of questions employers and worksite center providers should ask themselves and potential cancer screening partners about proposed screening devices/tests:
- How does this test/device reduce delay in treatment?
- Who does the work?
- What happens after a positive?
- What’s the real adoption rate?
- How do you fail safely?
You can listen to the full roundtable discussion at this link.
NAWHC Resources
NAWHC members have access to the NAWHC website Resource Hub includes reports, benchmarking surveys, research studies, toolkits, sample documents and other resources.
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