Downs Food Group

Mankato, MN ManufacturingNAICS 311610

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
766ParticipantsFirst year on file
$1.8MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#58 of 78Manufacturing in MNBy participants

Overview

Downs Food Group sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 766 participants in plan year 2025. 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
766
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Downs Food Group Insurance Plan, plan 503 (766 participants)
Stop-loss carrier
Bcbsmn, IND, D.b.a Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
Broker compensation
$109K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-term disabilityLong-term disabilityDeath benefitsOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Bcbsmn, IND, D.b.a Blue Cross and Blue Shield of MinnesotaMedical, Stop-loss848$1.5M$30K
Unum Life Insurance Company of AmericaLife, Long-term disability, Short-term disability, Gciee, Grpaccvo, Grphspvo730$270K$35K
Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyDental, Vision771$238K$30K
Unum Insurance CompanyShort-term disability, Critical Illness, Hospital89$26K$12K
Provident Life and Accident Insurance CompanyLife80$16K$522

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$1.8M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 766 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$47K–$116K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$14K–$35K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$20K–$42K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$9K–$26K
PBM contract terms$5K–$14K
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
Downs Food Group
Sponsor EIN
41-0673792
Plan number
503
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 41-0673792 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

About this data

Source: Downs Food Group'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 Downs Food Group.

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