Aera Energy Services Company

Bakersfield, CA Mining & energyNAICS 211120

Self-funded health planPlan year 2024Renews JanuaryCollectively bargained
978ParticipantsFirst year on file
$2.3MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#1 of 1Mining & energy in CABy participants

Overview

Aera Energy Services Company sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 978 participants in plan year 2024. The plan year starts in January. Alongside medical, its benefits filing reports life insurance, dental, short-term disability, long-term disability.

Plan type
ERISA welfare benefit plan, self-funded (benefits paid from employer assets or a trust)
Participants
978
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Aera Energy Services Company Employee Assistance Program, plan 506 (978 participants); Aera Energy Services Company Medical Benefits Plan, plan 501 (920 participants)
Stop-loss carrier
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company
Broker compensation
$165 across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalShort-term disabilityLong-term disabilityOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

Insured coverage reported on Schedule A. Self-funded medical claims aren't reported there.

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Kaiser PermanenteMedical518$4.0M—
Prudential Insurance Company of AmericaLife731$917K—
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance CompanyStop-loss1,048$415K—
PrudentialLong-term disability328$243K$165
Anthem Blue Cross Life and HealthBehavioral Health/eap1,654$36K—

Pharmacy benefit estimate

StreamRX estimate for a plan this size. Not based on this plan's claims.

$2.3M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 978 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$60K–$149K/ year

Typical savings opportunity found in independent reviews of plans this size.

Brands with a generic available$18K–$44K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$26K–$54K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$11K–$33K
PBM contract terms$6K–$17K
The DOL's PBM fee disclosure rule first applies to this plan for the plan year beginning January 2028: semiannual PBM compensation reports and an annual audit right.

Form 5500 filing details

Filing
Form 5500 with Schedule A, plan year 2024
Plan sponsor
Aera Energy Services Company
Sponsor EIN
77-0456453
Plan numbers
506, 501
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 77-0456453 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Aera Energy Services Company Cash Balance Plan
Type
Pension plan
Participants
1,537

About this data

Source: Aera Energy Services Company's Form 5500 filing for plan year 2024 and its Schedule A insurance reports, published by the U.S. Department of Labor. "Self-funded" means the filing reports benefits paid from employer assets or a trust, with no medical insurance contract or with a stop-loss contract. Pharmacy figures are StreamRX estimates based on national averages. StreamRX is not affiliated with Aera Energy Services Company.

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