Howardcenter, Inc.

Burlington, VT Health careNAICS 624100

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
1,089Participants+1% vs. prior year
$2.6MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#2 of 8Health care in VTBy participants

Overview

Howardcenter, Inc. sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 1,089 participants in plan year 2025, about the same as 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
1,089 · prior year 1,082
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Howardcenter Health & Welfare Plan, plan 512 (1,089 participants)
Broker compensation
$76K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-term disabilityPrepaid legalLong-term disabilityOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Reliance Standard Life Insurance CompanyLong-term disability, Life, Short-term disability1,019$760K$55K
Delta Dental Plan of Vermont, Inc.Dental1,271$650K—
Eyemed Vision CareVision870$70K$21K
Arag Insurance CompanyLegal258$29K—

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$2.6M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 1,089 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$67K–$166K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$20K–$49K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$29K–$60K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$12K–$37K
PBM contract terms$6K–$19K
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
Howardcenter, Inc.
Sponsor EIN
03-0179433
Plan number
512
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 03-0179433 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Retirement Plan for Employees of Howardcenter
Type
Defined contribution plan
Participants
1,892

About this data

Source: Howardcenter, 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 Howardcenter, Inc..

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