Comcast Corporation

Philadelphia, PA Information & technologyNAICS 515210

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
6,990Participants+3% vs. prior year
$16.6MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#1 of 5Information & technology in PABy participants

Overview

Comcast Corporation sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 6,990 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, prepaid legal, and more.

Plan type
ERISA welfare benefit plan, self-funded (benefits paid from employer assets or a trust)
Participants
6,990 · prior year 6,763
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Comcast Comprehensive Retiree Health and Welfare Benefit Plan, plan 506 (6,990 participants)
Broker compensation
$1.6M 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
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc.Medical, Prescription drug, HMO2,636$61.3M—
Prudential Insurance Company of AmericaLife128,847$49.4M$635K
Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyLong-term disability, Vision84,643$28.6M$593K
Aetna Life Insurance CompanyMedical, Dental39,003$15.6M—
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of ColoradoMedical, Prescription drug, HMO1,178$14.4M—
Blue Cross of CaliforniaMedical, Prescription drug, HMO497$9.7M$31K
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of GeorgiaMedical, Prescription drug, HMO1,211$9.3M—
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-AtlanticMedical, Prescription drug, HMO741$5.9M—
Vision Service PlanVision26,975$5.7M—
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of WashingtonMedical, Prescription drug, HMO533$5.2M—
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the NorthwestMedical, Prescription drug, HMO411$4.5M—
Four Ever Life Insurance Co.Medical, Prescription drug257$2.1M—

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$16.6M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 6,990 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$431K–$1.1M/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$126K–$315K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$184K–$385K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$80K–$239K
PBM contract terms$41K–$124K
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
Comcast Corporation
Sponsor EIN
27-0000798
Plan number
506
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 27-0000798 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

About this data

Source: Comcast Corporation'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 Comcast Corporation.

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