Medtronic, Inc.

Minneapolis, MN ManufacturingNAICS 339110

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
892Participants-13% vs. prior year
$2.1MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#48 of 78Manufacturing in MNBy participants

Overview

Medtronic, Inc. sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 892 participants in plan year 2025, down 13% 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
892 · prior year 1,026
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Medtronic Retiree Health Plan, plan 541 (892 participants)
Broker compensation
$3.4M across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-term disabilityLong-term disabilitySeveranceDeath benefitsOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Delta Dental of MinnesotaDental72,487$37.3M—
Hartford Life and AccidentLife, Accidental Death and Dismemberment45,348$21.5M$872K
Reliance Standard Life Insurance CompanyLong-term disability38,116$13.5M$332K
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.Medical, Prescription drug, HMO954$10.1M—
Vision Service Plan Insurance CompanyVision25,982$7.0M—
Reliastar Life Insurance CompanyAccident, Critical Illness and Hospital 31,454$6.7M$1.2M
Prudential Insurance Company of AmericaMedical965$2.4M—
Zurich American Insurance CompanyBusiness Travel Accident99,800$2.1M$731K
Arag Insurance CompanyLegal13,220$1.3M$135K
Genworth Life Insurance CompanyMedical675$957K$95K
Multinational Life Insurance CompanyShort-term disability, Long-term disability5,722$270K$54K
HmsaMedical, Prescription drug39$226K—

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$2.1M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 892 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$55K–$136K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$16K–$40K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$23K–$49K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$10K–$30K
PBM contract terms$5K–$16K
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
Medtronic, Inc.
Sponsor EIN
41-0793183
Plan number
541
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 41-0793183 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Medtronic Savings and Investment Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
55,692

About this data

Source: Medtronic, 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 Medtronic, Inc..

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