Apella Health Management

Spartanburg, SC Other servicesNAICS 813000

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
4,343Participants-19% vs. prior year
$10.3MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#1 of 3Other services in SCBy participants

Overview

Apella Health Management sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 4,343 participants in plan year 2025, down 20% from the prior year. The plan year starts in January. Alongside medical, its benefits filing reports life insurance, dental, short-term disability, long-term disability.

Plan type
ERISA welfare benefit plan, self-funded (benefits paid from employer assets or a trust)
Participants
4,343 · prior year 5,393
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Apella Health Management, Inc. Welfare Benefit Plan, plan 501 (4,343 participants)
Stop-loss carrier
Palmetto Healthcare
Broker compensation
$592K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalShort-term disabilityLong-term disabilityOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Life Insurance Company of North AmericaLife, Long-term disability, Voluntary Life, Short-term disability5,458$4.0M$411K
Sun Life Assurance Company of CanadaAccident, Cancer, Critical Illness, CH. 1,555$1.2M$136K
Eyemed Vision CareVision6,431$639K$45K
Palmetto HealthcareStop-loss2,971$414K—

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$10.3M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 4,343 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$268K–$660K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$78K–$196K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$114K–$239K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$49K–$148K
PBM contract terms$26K–$77K
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
Apella Health Management
Sponsor EIN
81-4193950
Plan number
501
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 81-4193950 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Apella Health Management, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
8,407

About this data

Source: Apella Health Management'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 Apella Health Management.

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