Cascades USA Inc.

Waterford, NY ManufacturingNAICS 322100

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
3,924Participants+91% vs. prior year
$9.3MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#7 of 45Manufacturing in NYBy participants

Overview

Cascades USA Inc. sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 3,924 participants in plan year 2025, up 91% from 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
3,924 · prior year 2,056
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Cascades USA Health and Welfare Plan, plan 502 (3,924 participants)
Broker compensation
$490K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-term disabilityPrepaid legalLong-term disabilitySeveranceDeath benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyDental, Life, Short-term disability, Long-term disability3,924$3.8M$171K
Continental American Insurance CompanyShort-term disability1,745$980K$158K
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance CompanyLife1,092$658K$161K
Anthem Blue CrossVision3,236$187K—
Maxorplus, Ltd.Prescription drug2,533$167K—
Metropolitan General Insurance CompanyLegal261$58K$70

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$9.3M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 3,924 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$242K–$596K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$71K–$177K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$103K–$216K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$45K–$134K
PBM contract terms$23K–$70K
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
Cascades USA Inc.
Sponsor EIN
68-0592968
Plan number
502
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 68-0592968 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Cascades 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
2,432

About this data

Source: Cascades USA 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 Cascades USA Inc..

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