Penobscot Community Health Center

Bangor, ME Health careNAICS 624100

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
716Participants-3% vs. prior year
$1.7MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#9 of 9Health care in MEBy participants

Overview

Penobscot Community Health Center sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 716 participants in plan year 2025, down 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
716 · prior year 738
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Penobscot Community Health Center Employee Benefit Plan, plan 503 (716 participants)
Broker compensation
$97K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-term disabilityLong-term disabilityDeath benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
The Lincoln National Life Insurance CompanyLife, Short-term disability, Long-term disability652$487K$85K
Spring HealthTelehealth1,825$139K—
Reliance Standard Life Insurance CompanyCritical Illness, Accident289$51K$9K
Red Tree Insurance Company, Inc.Vision885$30K$3K
Prime Therapeutics Management, LLCPrescription drug652$4K—

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$1.7M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 716 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$44K–$109K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$13K–$32K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$19K–$39K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$8K–$24K
PBM contract terms$4K–$13K
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
Penobscot Community Health Center
Sponsor EIN
01-0514750
Plan number
503
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 01-0514750 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Penobscot Community Health Center 403(b) Plan
Type
Defined contribution plan
Participants
1,017

About this data

Source: Penobscot Community Health Center'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 Penobscot Community Health Center.

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