Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Overview
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 31,284 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, short-term disability, and more.
- Plan type
- ERISA welfare benefit plan, self-funded (benefits paid from employer assets or a trust)
- Participants
- 31,284 · prior year 30,983
- Plan year
- Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
- Health plans filed
- Merck Other Group Benefits Plan, plan 501 (31,284 participants)
- Broker compensation
- $876K across insured contracts
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 | 29,680 | $27.7M | $400K |
| Life Insurance Company of North America | Long-term disability | 34,821 | $13.1M | $285K |
| Continental Casualty Company | Group Long Term Care | 2,464 | $7.5M | — |
| Vision Service Plan | Vision | 20,657 | $5.9M | — |
| Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company | Medical, Dental | 227 | $2.5M | $61K |
| MetLife Legal Plans | Legal | 6,767 | $1.2M | $84K |
| Zurich American Insurance Company | AD&D | 30,339 | $312K | $47K |
Pharmacy benefit estimate
StreamRX estimate for a plan this size. Not based on this plan's claims.
Estimated prescription spend: 31,284 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.
Typical savings opportunity found in independent reviews of plans this size.
Form 5500 filing details
- Filing
- Form 5500 with Schedule A, plan year 2025
- Plan sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
- Sponsor EIN
- 22-1261880
- Plan number
- 501
- Filed with
- U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2
Verify this filing: search EIN 22-1261880 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.
About this data
Source: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC'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 Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC.