Basic American, Inc.

Walnut Creek, CA ManufacturingNAICS 311400

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
910Participants-2% vs. prior year
$2.2MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#37 of 61Manufacturing in CABy participants

Overview

Basic American, Inc. sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 910 participants in plan year 2025, down 2% from the prior year. The plan year starts in January. Alongside medical, its benefits filing reports life insurance, dental, vision, long-term disability, and more.

Plan type
ERISA welfare benefit plan, self-funded (benefits paid from employer assets or a trust)
Participants
910 · prior year 931
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Basic American Foods Employee Benefits Plan, plan 501 (910 participants)
Broker compensation
$5K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionLong-term disabilitySeveranceOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Hartford Life and AccidentLife, Long-term disability, Accidental Death and Dismemberment1,832$330K$5K
Vision Service PlanVision725$82K—

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$2.2M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 910 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$56K–$138K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$16K–$41K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$24K–$50K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$10K–$31K
PBM contract terms$5K–$16K
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
Basic American, Inc.
Sponsor EIN
94-1318402
Plan number
501
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 94-1318402 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Basic Retirement Savings Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
1,640

About this data

Source: Basic American, Inc.'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 Basic American, Inc..

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