Ascend Performance Materials Holdings Inc.

Houston, TX ManufacturingNAICS 325200

Self-funded health planPlan year 2024Renews January
2,692ParticipantsFirst year on file
$6.4MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#38 of 149Manufacturing in TXBy participants

Overview

Ascend Performance Materials Holdings Inc. sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 2,692 participants in plan year 2024. The plan year starts in January. Alongside medical, its benefits filing reports life insurance, dental, vision, prepaid legal, and more.

Plan type
ERISA welfare benefit plan, self-funded (benefits paid from employer assets or a trust)
Participants
2,692
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Ascend Performance Materials Holdings Inc. Welfare Benefits Plan, plan 501 (2,692 participants)
Broker compensation
$103K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionPrepaid legalLong-term disabilityDeath benefitsOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Minnesota Life Insurance CompanyAccidental Death and Dismemberment, Life2,639$2.0M$47K
Lincoln National Life Insurance CompanyLong-term disability2,037$816K$12K
Eyemed Vision Care on Behalf of Fidelity Security Life Insurance Co.Vision3,980$389K$34K
Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc. DBA LegalshieldLegal419$60K$10K

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$6.4M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 2,692 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$166K–$409K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$49K–$121K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$71K–$148K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$31K–$92K
PBM contract terms$16K–$48K
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 2024
Plan sponsor
Ascend Performance Materials Holdings Inc.
Sponsor EIN
27-0219853
Plan number
501
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 27-0219853 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Ascend Savings & Investment Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
2,950

About this data

Source: Ascend Performance Materials Holdings Inc.'s Form 5500 filing for plan year 2024 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 Ascend Performance Materials Holdings Inc..

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