Methodist Hospitals of Dallas

Dallas, TX Health careNAICS 622000

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
12,217Participants+10% vs. prior year
$29.0MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#4 of 90Health care in TXBy participants

Overview

Methodist Hospitals of Dallas sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 12,217 participants in plan year 2025, up 10% 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
12,217 · prior year 11,097
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Methodist Health System Benechoice Plan, plan 515 (12,217 participants)
Broker compensation
$1.5M 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
Prudential Insurance Company of AmericaLife, Short-term disability, Long-term disability10,143$6.4M$1.3M
Delta Dental Insurance CompanyDental10,495$3.7M$112K
Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyVision12,025$881K—
Alpha Dental Programs, Inc.Dental3,951$384K$19K
United Behavioral Health DBA OptumEmployee Assistance Program12,217$178K—

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$29.0M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 12,217 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$753K–$1.9M/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$220K–$550K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$322K–$672K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$139K–$417K
PBM contract terms$72K–$217K
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
Methodist Hospitals of Dallas
Sponsor EIN
75-0800661
Plan number
515
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 75-0800661 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Methodist Health System 403(b) Plan
Type
Defined contribution plan
Participants
17,325

About this data

Source: Methodist Hospitals of Dallas'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 Methodist Hospitals of Dallas.

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