Dallasnews Corporation Inc.

Dallas, TX Information & technologyNAICS 511110

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
831Participants-9% vs. prior year
$2.0MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#9 of 13Information & technology in TXBy participants

Overview

Dallasnews Corporation Inc. sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 831 participants in plan year 2025, down 9% 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
831 · prior year 915
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Dallasnews Corporation Health and Welfare Plan, plan 501 (831 participants)
Broker compensation
$86K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-term disabilityPrepaid legalLong-term disabilityDeath benefitsOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
The Lincoln National Life Insurance CompanyAccidental Death and Dismemberment, Life788$675K$45K
Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyDental609$247K$30K
Lincoln National Life Insurance CompanyLong-term disability260$86K$10K
Vision Service PlanVision293$66K—
MetLife Legal PlansLegal40$10K$1K
Magellan HealthcareEmployee Assistance Program417$10K—
Hartford Life and Accident InsuranceBusiness Travel Accident345—$18

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$2.0M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 831 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$51K–$126K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$15K–$37K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$22K–$46K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$9K–$28K
PBM contract terms$5K–$15K
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
Dallasnews Corporation Inc.
Sponsor EIN
38-3765318
Plan number
501
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 38-3765318 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Dallasnews- Corporation-Savings-Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
1,531

About this data

Source: Dallasnews Corporation 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 Dallasnews Corporation Inc..

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