Blue Danube Incorporated

Houston, TX Transportation & logisticsNAICS 483000

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
623Participants0% vs. prior year
$1.5MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#21 of 27Transportation & logistics in TXBy participants

Overview

Blue Danube Incorporated sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 623 participants in plan year 2025, about the same as the prior year. The plan year starts in January. 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
623 · prior year 623
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Blue Danube Incorporated Group Health Plan, plan 501 (623 participants)
Broker compensation
$21K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-term disabilityLong-term disabilityDeath benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Guardian Life Insurance CompanyLife, Long-term disability619$601K$21K
Vision Benefits of AmericaVision508$61K—

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$1.5M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 623 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$38K–$95K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$11K–$28K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$16K–$34K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$7K–$21K
PBM contract terms$4K–$11K
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
Blue Danube Incorporated
Sponsor EIN
25-1880200
Plan number
501
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 25-1880200 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Blue Danube Retirement Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
810

About this data

Source: Blue Danube Incorporated'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 Blue Danube Incorporated.

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