Carefirst, Inc.

Columbia, MD Finance & insuranceNAICS 524140

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews April
6,341Participants+0% vs. prior year
$15.0MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Apr 2027Next renewalPlan year begins April 1
#2 of 5Finance & insurance in MDBy participants

Overview

Carefirst, Inc. sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 6,341 participants in plan year 2025, about the same as the prior year. The plan year starts in April. Alongside medical, its benefits filing reports life insurance, dental, vision, prepaid legal, and more.

Plan type
ERISA welfare benefit plan, self-funded (benefits paid from employer assets or a trust)
Participants
6,341 · prior year 6,337
Plan year
Begins April 1 · next renewal April 2027
Health plans filed
The Carefirst Flexible Benefits Plan, plan 503 (6,341 participants); The Carefirst Retiree Benefits Plan, plan 505 (1,053 participants)
Broker compensation
$301K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionPrepaid legalLong-term disabilitySeveranceDeath benefitsOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
First Care, Inc.Life, Long-term disability9,268$6.6M—
American Heritage Life Insurance CompanyAccident Insurance and Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity1,925$1.3M$267K
Arag Services, LLCLegal1,952$219K$22K
Unum Life Insurance Company of AmericaLong Term Care79$85K$12K
Prudential Insurance Company of AmericaBusiness Travel Accident6,217$10K$183

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$15.0M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 6,341 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$391K–$964K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$114K–$286K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$167K–$349K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$72K–$216K
PBM contract terms$38K–$113K
The DOL's PBM fee disclosure rule first applies to this plan for the plan year beginning April 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
Carefirst, Inc.
Sponsor EIN
52-2069215
Plan numbers
503, 505
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 52-2069215 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
The Carefirst 401(k) Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
8,382

About this data

Source: Carefirst, 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 Carefirst, Inc..

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