Michels Corporation

Brownsville, WI ConstructionNAICS 237100

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
5,218Participants+13% vs. prior year
$12.4MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#1 of 10Construction in WIBy participants

Overview

Michels Corporation sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 5,218 participants in plan year 2025, up 13% from the prior year. The plan year starts in January. Alongside medical, its benefits filing reports life insurance, dental, short-term disability, long-term disability.

Plan type
ERISA welfare benefit plan, self-funded (benefits paid from employer assets or a trust)
Participants
5,218 · prior year 4,601
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Michels Corporation Employee Health Insurance Plan, plan 501 (5,218 participants); Michels Corporation Section 105 Health Reimbursement Arrangement Plan, plan 565 (1,868 participants); Michels Corporation Flexible Benefit Plan, plan 503 (712 participants)
Broker compensation
$211K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalShort-term disabilityLong-term disabilityOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Life Insurance Company of North AmericaShort-term disability, Long-term disability, Life2,342$2.3M$211K
Empathia, Inc.Employee Assistance Program3,245$68K—

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$12.4M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 5,218 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$322K–$793K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$94K–$235K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$137K–$287K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$59K–$178K
PBM contract terms$31K–$93K
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
Michels Corporation
Sponsor EIN
39-0970311
Plan numbers
501, 565, 503
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 39-0970311 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Michels Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
3,992

About this data

Source: Michels Corporation'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 Michels Corporation.

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