Clearwater Paper Corporation

Spokane, WA ManufacturingNAICS 322100

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
2,236Participants-27% vs. prior year
$5.3MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#7 of 33Manufacturing in WABy participants

Overview

Clearwater Paper Corporation sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 2,236 participants in plan year 2025, down 27% 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
2,236 · prior year 3,077
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Clearwater Paper Corporation Health & Welfare Plan, plan 501 (2,236 participants); Clearwater Paper Corporation Retiree Health & Welfare Plan, plan 503 (1,268 participants); Clearwater Paper Corporation Retiree Health Reimbursement Account Plan, plan 504 (856 participants)
Broker compensation
$185K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionLong-term disabilitySeveranceDeath benefitsOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Lincoln National Life Insurance CompanyLife, Long-term disability, Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity1,904$2.8M$185K
Vision Service PlanVision1,734$349K—
Health Advocate Solutions, Inc.EAP1,958$74K—
Hartford Life and AccidentBTA1,931$4K$70

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$5.3M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 2,236 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$138K–$340K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$40K–$101K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$59K–$123K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$25K–$76K
PBM contract terms$13K–$40K
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
Clearwater Paper Corporation
Sponsor EIN
20-3594554
Plan numbers
501, 503, 504
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 20-3594554 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Clearwater Paper Represented 401(k) Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
1,844

About this data

Source: Clearwater Paper Corporation'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 Clearwater Paper Corporation.

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