Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc.

Boston, MA Finance & insuranceNAICS 524140

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
4,524Participants0% vs. prior year
$10.7MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#4 of 20Finance & insurance in MABy participants

Overview

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc. sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 4,524 participants in plan year 2025, about the same as 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
4,524 · prior year 4,524
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc. Omnibus Welfare Plan, plan 512 (4,524 participants)
Broker compensation
$87K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-term disabilitySeveranceDeath benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Lincoln National Life Insurance CompanyLong-term disability3,581$1.9M$67K
Usable LifeLife4,219$1.5M$20K
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc.Medical, Prescription drug, HMO, PPO, Vision6,848$1.1M—
ComPsych CorporationEmployee Assistance Program3,800$60K—
Federal Insurance CompanyAD&D Business Travel Accident3,781——

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$10.7M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 4,524 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$279K–$688K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$82K–$204K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$119K–$249K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$51K–$154K
PBM contract terms$27K–$80K
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
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc.
Sponsor EIN
04-1045815
Plan number
512
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 04-1045815 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc. Employee Savings Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
5,553

About this data

Source: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, 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 Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc..

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