Mead Holding Company, Inc.

Columbus, NE RetailNAICS 444190

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
1,175Participants-4% vs. prior year
$2.8MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#4 of 9Retail in NEBy participants

Overview

Mead Holding Company, Inc. sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 1,175 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
1,175 · prior year 1,227
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Mead Welfare Benefits Plan, plan 502 (1,175 participants)
Broker compensation
$121K 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
Sun Life Assurance Company of CanadaLife, Short-term disability, Long-term disability1,175$637K$109K
Ameritas Life Insurance Corp.Vision1,553$115K$11K

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$2.8M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 1,175 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$72K–$179K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$21K–$53K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$31K–$65K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$13K–$40K
PBM contract terms$7K–$21K
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
Mead Holding Company, Inc.
Sponsor EIN
47-0362891
Plan number
502
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 47-0362891 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

About this data

Source: Mead Holding Company, 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 Mead Holding Company, Inc..

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