Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation

West Chester, OH ManufacturingNAICS 331110

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews JanuaryCollectively bargained
8,684Participants-15% vs. prior year
$20.6MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#8 of 147Manufacturing in OHBy participants

Overview

Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 8,684 participants in plan year 2025, down 15% 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
8,684 · prior year 10,207
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation Welfare Benefit Master Plan, plan 550 (8,684 participants); Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation Program of Insurance Benefits, plan 502 (971 participants)
Broker compensation
$43K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-term disabilityLong-term disabilityOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyLife, Long-term disability12,964$6.5M—
Anthem Blue Cross Blue ShieldPPO2,609$6.4M—
Humana Insurance CompanyHMO, PPO793$911K$43K
Aetna Life Insurance Co.PPO132$544K—
Community Insurance Company Anthem Blue Cross Blue ShieldEmployee Assistance Program7,912$346K—
Highmark Inc.Medical, Prescription drug, HMO72$258K—
Community Insurance Company Blue Cross Blue ShieldEmployee Assistance Program1,626$47K—

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$20.6M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 8,684 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$535K–$1.3M/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$156K–$391K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$229K–$478K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$99K–$296K
PBM contract terms$51K–$154K
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
Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation
Sponsor EIN
31-1267098
Plan numbers
550, 502
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 31-1267098 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Cleveland-Cliffs Combined Pension Plan
Type
Pension plan
Participants
20,915

About this data

Source: Cleveland-Cliffs Steel 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 Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation.

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