Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc.
Overview
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc. sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 2,239 participants in plan year 2025, up 4% from the prior year. The plan year starts in January. Alongside medical, its benefits filing reports life insurance, dental, vision, severance.
- Plan type
- ERISA welfare benefit plan, self-funded (benefits paid from employer assets or a trust)
- Participants
- 2,239 · prior year 2,151
- Plan year
- Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
- Health plans filed
- BKS Employee Benefits Trust, Inc., plan 504 (2,239 participants); Flexible Unreimbursed Medical, plan 507 (504 participants)
- Stop-loss carrier
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc.
Insurance carriers
Insured coverage reported on Schedule A. Self-funded medical claims aren't reported there.
| Carrier | Coverage | Covered | Premium | Broker comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc. | Stop-loss | 2,402 | $4.4M | — |
| Advance Insurance Company of Kansas | Life | 2,711 | $1.6M | — |
| National Guardian Life Insurance Company | Vision | 1,427 | $242K | — |
| Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Inc. | Medical | 520 | $98K | — |
Pharmacy benefit estimate
StreamRX estimate for a plan this size. Not based on this plan's claims.
Estimated prescription spend: 2,239 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.
Typical savings opportunity found in independent reviews of plans this size.
Form 5500 filing details
- Filing
- Form 5500 with Schedule A, plan year 2025
- Plan sponsor
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc.
- Sponsor EIN
- 48-0952857
- Plan numbers
- 504, 507
- Filed with
- U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2
Verify this filing: search EIN 48-0952857 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.
Retirement plan
- Plan
- Tax-Favored Savings Program
- Type
- 401(k) plan
- Participants
- 2,355
About this data
Source: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc.'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 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc..