General Health System

Baton Rouge, LA Health careNAICS 622000

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
3,833Participants+12% vs. prior year
$9.1MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#6 of 22Health care in LABy participants

Overview

General Health System sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 3,833 participants in plan year 2025, up 12% 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
3,833 · prior year 3,435
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
General Health System Employee Benefits Plan, plan 501 (3,833 participants)
Broker compensation
$349K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-term disabilityLong-term disability

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Continental American Insurance Co.Life, Short-term disability, Long-term disability2,136$1.8M$284K
American Heritage Life Insurance CompanyCritical Illness759$254K$51K
Humana Health Benefit Plan of Louisiana Inc.Vision2,125$204K$14K
Cambalt Solutions Inc.Dental2,406$100K—

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$9.1M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 3,833 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$236K–$583K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$69K–$173K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$101K–$211K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$44K–$131K
PBM contract terms$23K–$68K
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
General Health System
Sponsor EIN
72-0475545
Plan number
501
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 72-0475545 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
General Health System Retirement Plus
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
4,745

About this data

Source: General Health System'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 General Health System.

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