In Search Of Excellence

Employer and health plan interest in contracting with “centers of excellence” continues to grow.;Most recently, Walmart, America’s largest private employer, announced that it will expand its Walmart Cancer Centers of Excellence (COE) program to include virtually all cancers (see Walmart Expands Centers of Excellence Associate Health Benefit to Include Virtually;All;Cancers). Walmart’s Cancer COE, which is in collaboration with the Mayo Clinic, covers the cost of cancer care and travel for associates to the designated centers.

As of 2023, 45% of the largest companies (with 5,000 or more employees) and 34% of . . .