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Walmart Expands Centers of Excellence Associate Health Benefit to Include Virtually All Cancers
America’s largest private employer expands its Walmart Cancer Centers of Excellence (COE) program to include virtually all cancers Walmart’s Cancer COE is a
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\nAmerica’s largest private employer expands its Walmart Cancer Centers of Excellence (COE) program to include virtually all cancers\n\n\nWalmart’s Cancer COE is a collaboration with Mayo Clinic, which provides associates access to top cancer specialists\n\n\nThe Walmart Cancer COE program covers the cost of cancer care and travel when recommended by Mayo Clinic – the associate never receives a bill for care received through the Walmart Cancer COE program\n\n\n BENTONVILLE, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nWalmart is building on its commitment to associates’ health and well-being with the expansion of the Walmart Cancer Centers of Excellence (COE). The Walmart Cancer COE is a collaboration with Mayo Clinic that gives associates diagnosed with cancer access to the cancer experts at Mayo Clinic.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241002446827/en/Supply chain associate and breast cancer survivor, Tasheka Saunders, is one of the many Walmart associates to receive life-saving care at no cost through the Walmart Cancer Centers of Excellence health benefit. (Photo: Business Wire)\n“Receiving a cancer diagnosis can lead to one of the most stressful times in a person’s life – physically, emotionally and financially – and access to specialized medical expertise matters most,” said Kim Lupo, Walmart senior vice president, Global Total Rewards. “The Walmart Cancer Centers of Excellence program gives our associates access to the top cancer specialists in the country at no cost and helps get them on the path to wellness.”\n\nThe American Cancer Society projects the United States to exceed two million new cancer cases for the first time this year.\n\nProviding Access to the Very Best\n\nFor over a decade, Walmart’s Cancer COE program has helped bridge gaps and provide Walmart associates access to the cancer experts at Mayo Clinic. Before now, the program centered around some of the most prevalent cancers – breast, lung, colon, prostate, pancreatic and blood cancers. By expanding the Walmart Cancer COE program, associates and dependents on eligible Walmart medical plans can now access the same great benefit for virtually any cancer.\n\n“We are thrilled to expand our longstanding relationship with Walmart, now providing a Centers of Excellence program for their associates that ...