Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron

Akron, OH Health careNAICS 622000

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
7,569Participants+3% vs. prior year
$17.9MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#13 of 89Health care in OHBy participants

Overview

Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 7,569 participants in plan year 2025, up 3% 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
7,569 · prior year 7,326
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Flexible Benefits Program, plan 512 (7,569 participants)
Stop-loss carrier
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Broker compensation
$614K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-term disabilityLong-term disabilityDeath benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Lincoln National Life Ins Co.Life, Long-term disability6,978$3.7M$368K
GuardianMedical1,684$957K$211K
Eyemed Vision CareVision8,816$914K—
Medical Mutual of OhioStop-loss5,281$453K—
Guardian Life Insurance CompanyDental5,977$205K—
Trustmark Insurance CompanyMedical279$196K$35K

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$17.9M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 7,569 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$467K–$1.2M/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$136K–$341K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$199K–$416K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$86K–$258K
PBM contract terms$45K–$135K
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
Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron
Sponsor EIN
34-0714357
Plan number
512
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 34-0714357 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Children's Retirement Income Benefit Plan
Type
Defined contribution plan
Participants
9,440

About this data

Source: Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron'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 Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron.

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