Hypertherm Incorporated

Hanover, NH ManufacturingNAICS 333510

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
1,528Participants-4% vs. prior year
$3.6MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#5 of 13Manufacturing in NHBy participants

Overview

Hypertherm Incorporated sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 1,528 participants in plan year 2025, down 4% 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
1,528 · prior year 1,591
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Hypertherm Employee Benefits Plan, plan 501 (1,528 participants)
Stop-loss carrier
Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company and Affiliates (cigna)
Broker compensation
$214K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-term disabilityLong-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 CompanyLife, AD&D, Long-term disability, Medical, Weekly Income, Medical & Family Leave1,557$1.3M$137K
Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company and Affiliates (cigna)Stop-loss2,952$1.1M—
Eyemed Vision Care on Behalf of the Fidelity Security Life Ins Co.Vision2,820$169K$18K
Unum Life Insurance Company of AmericaGroup Long Term Care1,163$151K$21K
Reliastar Life Insurance CompanyAccident Voluntary Employee, Critical Il1,066$113K$26K
Ulliance, Inc.Life Advisor Employee Assistance Program1,757$61K—
Legalplans USALegal Plans264$58K$12K

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$3.6M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 1,528 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$94K–$232K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$28K–$69K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$40K–$84K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$17K–$52K
PBM contract terms$9K–$27K
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
Hypertherm Incorporated
Sponsor EIN
02-0274267
Plan number
501
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 02-0274267 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Hypertherm Associate Stock Ownership Plan
Type
Defined contribution plan
Participants
1,991

About this data

Source: Hypertherm Incorporated'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 Hypertherm Incorporated.

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