March 31, 2026- Marathon Health announced an expansion of its open-access care centers and services to Detroit, Kansas City, Raleigh-Durham, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. This move continues Marathon Health’s focus on bringing best-in-class primary care to geographies especially challenged by access, supply, quality, and affordability.
Health care costs are rising while access to quality primary care continues to decline. Employers and labor groups are in a tough spot — forced to trim benefits, compress compensation, or further shift the cost burden to their people. In fact, 51% of employers expect to pass on costs in 2026, up from 45% in 2025. Employers are looking for another option, one that enables direct and substantive influence over clinical and financial outcomes.
Marathon’s unique open-access network — and its expansion — allow more employers and employees to opt into same-day or next-day access to in-person and virtual care, including primary care, chronic condition management, pharmacy, behavioral health, health coaching, labs, and more. The expansion will grow Marathon’s open-access network from more than 100 sites to at least 115 sites over 2026 and 2027.