Politico Media Group, LLC

Arlington, VA Information & technologyNAICS 511110

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
580Participants-4% vs. prior year
$1.4MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#11 of 11Information & technology in VABy participants

Overview

Politico Media Group, LLC sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 580 participants in plan year 2025, down 4% 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
580 · prior year 606
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Politico Media Group, LLC Health & Welfare Plan, plan 501 (580 participants)
Stop-loss carrier
Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company
Broker compensation
$152K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-term disabilityLong-term disabilityDeath benefitsOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Cigna Health and Life Insurance CompanyMedical, Prescription drug, Stop-loss890$969K$102K
Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyLife, Short-term disability, Long-term disability, Dental, Medical900$953K$48K
Eyemed Vision CareVision426$55K$3K

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$1.4M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 580 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$36K–$88K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$10K–$26K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$15K–$32K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$7K–$20K
PBM contract terms$3K–$10K
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
Politico Media Group, LLC
Sponsor EIN
27-4022975
Plan number
501
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 27-4022975 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Politico Media Group 401(k) Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
1,014

About this data

Source: Politico Media Group, 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 Politico Media Group, LLC.

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