Consumers Energy Company and Other CMS Companies

Jackson, MI UtilitiesNAICS 221500

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews JanuaryCollectively bargained
9,799Participants-7% vs. prior year
$23.2MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#2 of 3Utilities in MIBy participants

Overview

Consumers Energy Company and Other CMS Companies sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 9,799 participants in plan year 2025, down 7% 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
9,799 · prior year 10,500
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Group Medical Plan for Active Employees, plan 518 (9,799 participants); Group Health Care Plan for Retired Employees, plan 510 (2,111 participants)
Broker compensation
$453K 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
Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyLife, Critical Illness, Accident, Hospital9,610$8.5M$453K
Life Insurance Company of North AmericaLong-term disability, Voluntary Long Term Disability4,676$1.8M—
Spring HealthEmployee Assistance Program2,785$1.6M—

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$23.2M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 9,799 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$604K–$1.5M/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$177K–$441K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$258K–$539K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$112K–$335K
PBM contract terms$58K–$174K
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
Consumers Energy Company and Other CMS Companies
Sponsor EIN
38-0442310
Plan numbers
518, 510
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 38-0442310 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Consumers Energy Company Employees' Savings Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
27,258

About this data

Source: Consumers Energy Company and Other CMS Companies'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 Consumers Energy Company and Other CMS Companies.

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