June 18, 2026- Marathon Health and Lantern announced a partnership to help employers and labor organizations reduce one of the largest and fastest-growing cost drivers: specialty care spend. The integrated approach connects Marathon’s advanced primary care model — with member guidance at its core — to Lantern’s specialty care platform for better quality at lower costs, multiplying the impact of both on savings and outcomes.
The partnership is built on a shared belief that the highest-value care isn’t simply better surgery — it’s supporting the most appropriate treatment, including avoiding unnecessary procedures. Marathon and Lantern create a trusted referral bridge between the primary care provider who knows the member and a specialty network of excellence vetted for high quality and experience standards.
With the partnership, Marathon clients that do not currently offer the Lantern Specialty Care benefit can purchase it directly through Marathon to ease the contracting process — and take advantage of the strong, tested integration.