Consumer Reports, Inc.

Yonkers, NY Information & technologyNAICS 511190

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
521Participants-1% vs. prior year
$1.2MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#26 of 27Information & technology in NYBy participants

Overview

Consumer Reports, Inc. sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 521 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, long-term disability, and more.

Plan type
ERISA welfare benefit plan, self-funded (benefits paid from employer assets or a trust)
Participants
521 · prior year 528
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Consumer Reports, Inc. Group Benefit Program, plan 520 (521 participants); Consumer Reports, Inc. Flexible Spending Plan, plan 529 (309 participants)
Stop-loss carrier
HM Life Insurance Company of New York
Broker compensation
$42K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionLong-term disabilitySeveranceOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
HM Life Insurance Company of New YorkStop-loss500$1.3M—
Hartford Life and AccidentLife, Long-term disability567$628K$42K
Aetna Life Insurance Co.Vision1,308$98K—

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$1.2M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 521 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$32K–$79K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$9K–$23K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$14K–$29K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$6K–$18K
PBM contract terms$3K–$9K
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
Consumer Reports, Inc.
Sponsor EIN
13-1776434
Plan numbers
520, 529
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 13-1776434 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Consumer Reports 401(k) Plan for Management & Excluded Employees
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
550

About this data

Source: Consumer Reports, 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 Consumer Reports, Inc..

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