El Paso Electric Company

El Paso, TX UtilitiesNAICS 221100

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews JanuaryCollectively bargained
1,223Participants+7% vs. prior year
$2.9MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#10 of 14Utilities in TXBy participants

Overview

El Paso Electric Company sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 1,223 participants in plan year 2025, up 7% 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
1,223 · prior year 1,147
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
El Paso Electric Company Welfare Benefits Plan, plan 510 (1,223 participants); El Paso Electric Company Retiree Welfare Benefits Plan, plan 511 (521 participants)
Stop-loss carrier
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
Broker compensation
$152K 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
Symetra Life Insurance CompanyLife, Critical Illness, Accident, Long-term disability2,133$1.4M$150K
Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyVision2,435$139K—
ComPsychEmployee Assistance Program955$18K—
Blue Cross Blue Shield of TexasStop-loss56$15K$2K
Zurich American Insurance CompanyBusiness Travel Accident1,223$958$200

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$2.9M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 1,223 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$75K–$186K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$22K–$55K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$32K–$67K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$14K–$42K
PBM contract terms$7K–$22K
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
El Paso Electric Company
Sponsor EIN
74-0607870
Plan numbers
510, 511
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 74-0607870 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Retirement Income Plan for Employees of El Paso Electric Company
Type
Pension plan
Participants
2,542

About this data

Source: El Paso Electric Company'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 El Paso Electric Company.

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