Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.

Kansas City, MO UtilitiesNAICS 221100

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews JanuaryCollectively bargained
3,979Participants-1% vs. prior year
$9.4MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#4 of 6Utilities in MOBy participants

Overview

Evergy Kansas Central, Inc. sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 3,979 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.

Plan type
ERISA welfare benefit plan, self-funded (benefits paid from employer assets or a trust)
Participants
3,979 · prior year 4,017
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Evergy Kansas Central, Inc. Group Welfare Plans for Retired Employees, plan 557 (3,979 participants)
Broker compensation
$20K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDental

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyLife55$793K$20K

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$9.4M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 3,979 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$245K–$605K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$72K–$179K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$105K–$219K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$45K–$136K
PBM contract terms$24K–$71K
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
Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.
Sponsor EIN
48-0290150
Plan number
557
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 48-0290150 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

About this data

Source: Evergy Kansas Central, 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 Evergy Kansas Central, Inc..

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