Best Buy Co., Inc.

Richfield, MN RetailNAICS 443142

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews February
7,741Participants0% vs. prior year
$18.4MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Feb 2027Next renewalPlan year begins February 1
#3 of 25Retail in MNBy participants

Overview

Best Buy Co., Inc. sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 7,741 participants in plan year 2025, about the same as the prior year. The plan year starts in February. 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
7,741 · prior year 7,741
Plan year
Begins February 1 · next renewal February 2027
Health plans filed
Occupational Benefits Plan for the Texas Employees of Best Buy Co., Inc., plan 509 (7,741 participants); Voluntary Separation Plan, plan 524 (118 participants); Voluntary Separation Plan, plan 522 (111 participants); Voluntary Separation Plan, plan 523 (80 participants)
Broker compensation
$785K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-term disabilityPrepaid legalLong-term disabilitySeveranceDeath benefitsOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.Medical1,557$19.9M—
Hartford Life and AccidentLife, Long-term disability, Accidental Death and Dismemberment44,889$13.5M$487K
Vision Service PlanVision22,046$2.8M—
Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyMedical, Accident, Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness4,435$2.1M$191K
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of ColoradoMedical122$1.1M—
Hawaii Medical Service AssociationMedical, Prescription drug, PPO284$1.0M—
Triple S Salud, Inc.Medical, Prescription drug, Dental, PPO108$746K$37K
MetLife Legal PlansLegal3,047$684K$66K
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the NorthwestMedical57$420K—
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of WashingtonMedical63$355K—
Triple-S Vida, Inc.Short-term disability126$20K$3K

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$18.4M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 7,741 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$477K–$1.2M/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$139K–$349K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$204K–$426K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$88K–$264K
PBM contract terms$46K–$138K
The DOL's PBM fee disclosure rule first applies to this plan for the plan year beginning February 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
Best Buy Co., Inc.
Sponsor EIN
41-0907483
Plan numbers
509, 524, 522, 523
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 41-0907483 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Best Buy Puerto Rico Retirement Savings Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
337

About this data

Source: Best Buy Co., 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 Best Buy Co., Inc..

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