General Communication Inc.

Anchorage, AK Information & technologyNAICS 517000

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January

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1,788Participants+3% vs. prior year

$4.2MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.

Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1

#1 of 1Information & technology in AKBy participants

Overview

General Communication Inc. sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 1,788 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: 1,788 · prior year 1,745
Plan year: Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed: General Communication Inc. Health Life AD&D, plan 501 (1,788 participants)
Broker compensation: $142K across insured contracts

MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-term disabilityPrepaid legalLong-term disabilityOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

Carrier	Coverage	Covered	Premium	Broker comp
Prudential Insurance Company of America	Life, Short-term disability, Long-term disability	1,697	$2.0M	$142K
MetLife Legal Plans	Legal	486	$107K	—

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$4.2M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 1,788 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$110K–$272K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$32K–$81K

Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$47K–$98K

Generic pricing vs. actual cost$20K–$61K

PBM contract terms$11K–$32K

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: General Communication Inc.
Sponsor EIN: 92-0072737
Plan number: 501
Filed with: U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 92-0072737 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

About this data

Source: General Communication 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 General Communication Inc..

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