Cytel Inc.

Cambridge, MA Information & technologyNAICS 511210

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
519Participants-6% vs. prior year
$1.2MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#11 of 11Information & technology in MABy participants

Overview

Cytel Inc. sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 519 participants in plan year 2025, down 7% 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
519 · prior year 555
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Cytel Inc. Health and Welfare Plan, plan 501 (519 participants)
Broker compensation
$101K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-term disabilityPrepaid legalLong-term disabilityDeath benefitsOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc.Dental961$518K—
Usable LifeLife, Short-term disability, Long-term disability456$433K$89K
Vision Service PlanVision371$104K$10K
Metropolitan General Insurance CompanyLegal80$20K$2K

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$1.2M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 519 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
Cytel Inc.
Sponsor EIN
04-2955676
Plan number
501
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 04-2955676 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Cytel Inc. Retirement Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
834

About this data

Source: Cytel 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 Cytel Inc..

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