Merit Energy Company, LLC

Dallas, TX ManufacturingNAICS 324110

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews February
871Participants0% vs. prior year
$2.1MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Feb 2027Next renewalPlan year begins February 1
#94 of 149Manufacturing in TXBy participants

Overview

Merit Energy Company, LLC sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 871 participants in plan year 2025, about the same as the prior year. The plan year starts in February. Alongside medical, its benefits filing reports life insurance, dental, vision, long-term disability, and more.

Plan type
ERISA welfare benefit plan, self-funded (benefits paid from employer assets or a trust)
Participants
871 · prior year 871
Plan year
Begins February 1 · next renewal February 2027
Health plans filed
Merit Energy Company Benefit Plan, plan 501 (871 participants)
Broker compensation
$68K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionLong-term disabilityDeath benefitsOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Hartford Life and AccidentLife, Long-term disability, Accidental Death and Dismemberment865$1.2M$59K
Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyDental3,177$947K$10K
Vision Service PlanVision717$127K—
Health Advocate Solutions, Inc.Employee Assistance Program757$12K—

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$2.1M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 871 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$54K–$132K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$16K–$39K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$23K–$48K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$10K–$30K
PBM contract terms$5K–$15K
The DOL's PBM fee disclosure rule first applies to this plan for the plan year beginning February 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
Merit Energy Company, LLC
Sponsor EIN
75-2280562
Plan number
501
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 75-2280562 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Merit Energy Company Savings Trust
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
1,094

About this data

Source: Merit Energy Company, LLC'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 Merit Energy Company, LLC.

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