Carrum 2022 Report:
Centers of Excellence and the State of Surgical Spend
Seven strategic takeaways for self-insured companies

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Centers of Excellence and the State of Surgical Spend
Seven strategic takeaways for self-insured companies

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Benefits leaders are faced with constant and mounting pressure to address two key concerns when it comes to offering employee healthcare:
- The quality of the care they provide
- The cost of providing it
October 14, 2021
How a Better Centers of Excellence Benefit Can
Curb Spend on Your 3 Biggest Employee Health Cost Centers
Curb Spend on Your 3 Biggest Employee Health Cost Centers
Address the rising costs and treatment quality of cancer, cardiovascular, and musculoskeletal conditions


Centers of Excellence and the State of Surgical Spend
Whole-Person Specialty Care: Integrating Mental Health for Optimal Patient Outcomes
June 11, 2026 at 9:00 AM PT / 12:00 PM ET
Serious health events, whether a major surgery, cancer treatment, or substance use treatment, do not happen in isolation. They bring emotional and psychological challenges that directly impact how people engage with care, recover, and return to their lives.
Yet too often, traditional mental health care and specialty care are treated separately, creating gaps in the experience and missed opportunities to improve both short- and long-term outcomes.
Join Carrum Health, Lyra Health, and United Airlines to explore how integrating mental health support into complex care journeys improves experiences, strengthens recovery, and lowers the total cost of care. Together, we will discuss what it means to support people—and their loved ones—more fully through these moments and why it matters for both employees and employers.
In this session, you will learn:
- Why addressing mental health is critical to the success of complex care conditions
- Where employees and their loved ones face the greatest challenges, and how integrated support improves engagement and the entire care journey
- How Carrum and Lyra work together to connect value-based centers of excellence and high-quality mental health care, helping people recover more quickly, avoid setbacks, and experience a smoother path to healing
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Cancer, musculoskeletal, and cardiovascular treatments are the top conditions driving up healthcare spend for employers and their employees. Despite the rise in treatment costs, patient outcomes have not significantly improved.
Value-based Centers of Excellence (COE) are at the forefront of changing the way healthcare is paid for and delivered. They have been proven to halve procedure costs, prevent surprise bills, improve outcomes, and provide a concierge patient experience. It's no wonder why over 50% of large employers say they are looking to add a COE solution to their benefits package within the next year, but not all COE solutions are created equal.
In this eBook, you'll learn:
- 7 key things to look for when choosing a COE
- Why fee-for-service care causes overtreatment
- How the right value-based COE solution realigns incentives to prioritize patient outcomes
- The fastest way companies can reduce their complex care spend
If you are considering adding a Centers of Excellence offering to your benefits package, then be sure to download our eBook, How a Better Centers of Excellence Benefit Can Curb Spend for 3 of Your Biggest Employee Health Cost Centers, today.
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Benefits leaders are faced with constant and mounting pressure to address two key concerns when it comes to offering employee healthcare:
- The quality of the care they provide
- The cost of providing it
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