Astellas US LLC

Northbrook, IL ManufacturingNAICS 325410

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
4,202Participants+28% vs. prior year
$10.0MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#26 of 122Manufacturing in ILBy participants

Overview

Astellas US LLC sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 4,202 participants in plan year 2025, up 28% from the prior year. The plan year starts in January. Alongside medical, its benefits filing reports life insurance, dental, vision, short-term disability, and more.

Plan type
ERISA welfare benefit plan, self-funded (benefits paid from employer assets or a trust)
Participants
4,202 · prior year 3,284
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Astellas US Employee Benefit Plan, plan 501 (4,202 participants)
Broker compensation
$596K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-term disabilityPrepaid legalLong-term disabilitySeveranceDeath benefitsOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyLife, Short-term disability, Long-term disability5,599$5.7M$527K
Vision Service PlanVision2,814$705K$23K
MetLife Legal PlansLegal1,327$320K$33K
Aetna Behavioral Health, LLCEmployee Assistance Program3,032$106K—
Ace American Insurance CompanyBusiness Travel Accident4,202$61K$12K
Health and Human Resource Center, Inc.Employee Assistance Program307$10K—

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$10.0M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 4,202 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$259K–$639K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$76K–$189K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$111K–$231K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$48K–$143K
PBM contract terms$25K–$75K
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 2025
Plan sponsor
Astellas US LLC
Sponsor EIN
73-1726638
Plan number
501
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 73-1726638 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Astellas US Retirement and Savings Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
5,571

About this data

Source: Astellas US LLC's Form 5500 filing for plan year 2025 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 Astellas US LLC.

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