Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Medstar Health, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$680M
Total assets Above avg plan size
2,295
Participants Above avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$296,319
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Medstar Health, Inc. Cash Balance Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Medstar Health, Inc. · Maryland · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$680M in assets, 2,295 participants

Medstar Health, Inc.'s Medstar Health, Inc. Cash Balance Retirement Plan reported $680M in total assets and 2,295 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #17,363 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (17,684 peers)

Coverage in Maryland

Medstar Health, Inc. Cash Balance Retirement Plan covers 2,295 participants in Maryland, 2.5x the typical Maryland plan (state average ~929 per filing). Assets: $680M.

#17,363
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (17,684 peers)
+6.2%
assets growth YoY
6.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Medstar Health, Inc. Cash Balance Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Medstar Health, Inc. Cash Balance Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$680,051,654 Top 2% higher than 98% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

Medstar Health, Inc. Cash Balance Retirement Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Medstar Health, Inc. Cash Balance Retirement Plan lands in the large band (2,295 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Medstar Health, Inc. Cash Balance Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$133M in the plan year 2022 filing to $39M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Medstar Health, Inc. Cash Balance Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 2,467 in the plan year 2022 filing to 2,295 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Medstar Health, Inc. Cash Balance Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $641M in the plan year 2022 filing to $680M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 522087445 · Medstar Health, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Medstar Health, Inc. Cash Balance Retirement Plan · $680M · 2,295 · 98th

  • RANK $680M
  • PHOTO 2,295
  • IND 98th
  • EOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • 5500 near Texas Children's Hospital Cash Balance Pension Plan
  • ASSETS ind #17363

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Healthcare & Social Assistance retirement plans → · Plans in Maryland →

Medstar Health, Inc. Cash Balance Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Medstar Health, Inc. Cash Balance Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Maryland filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$641M
Net Assets (End of Year)$680M
Net Income$39M
Employer EIN522087445
Plan Effective Date1987-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Medstar Health, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Medstar Health, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$4.9B 31.18544703560262% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$3.5B$4B$4.5B$5B 202220232024 $3.71B $4.86B ▲ +31.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 36,796 $3.7B
2023 4 37,800 $4.3B
2024 4 38,889 $4.9B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Maryland

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Medstar Health, Inc. Cash Balance Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Medstar Health, Inc. Cash Balance Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.680051654 · Participants: 2295Medstar Health, Inc. Cash Balance Retirement PlanNational Electrical Benefit Fund, Total assets ($B): 18.88881693 · Participants: 323315National Electrical Benefit FundLockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Employee Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 18.434547593 · Participants: 19673Lockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Employee Retirement ProgramMajor League Baseball Players Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.648661647 · Participants: 1087Major League Baseball Players Pension PlanNational Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 4.493297428 · Participants: 15047National Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension FundInternational Painters and Allied Trades Industry Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.223547088 · Participants: 44973International Painters and Allied Trades Industry Pension Plan
Medstar Health, Inc. Cash Balance Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants

Medstar Health, Inc. Cash Balance Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Maryland, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Texas Children's Hospital Cash Balance Pension Plan in TX ($679M); by covered participants it is 2018 US Graphic Packaging International Pension Plan in GA (2,294 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($680M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,295 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Medstar Health, Inc. Cash Balance Retirement Plan assets move in 2023?
Medstar Health, Inc. Cash Balance Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 6.2% during 2023, from $641M to $680M. Reported net income was $39M.
How have Medstar Health, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Medstar Health, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 31.2%, from $3.7B to $4.9B.
Where does Medstar Health, Inc. Cash Balance Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Medstar Health, Inc. Cash Balance Retirement Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Medstar Health, Inc. Cash Balance Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Texas Children's Hospital Cash Balance Pension Plan in TX ($679M, 12,128 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Medstar Health, Inc. Cash Balance Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is 2018 US Graphic Packaging International Pension Plan in GA (2,294 participants, $238M in assets).