MLC

St. Louis, MO ManufacturingNAICS 327400

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews JanuaryCollectively bargained
1,228Participants+2% vs. prior year
$2.9MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#19 of 46Manufacturing in MOBy participants

Overview

MLC sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 1,228 participants in plan year 2025, up 2% 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
1,228 · prior year 1,199
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
MLC Health and Welfare Plan, plan 505 (1,228 participants)
Broker compensation
$77K 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, Long-term disability1,804$953K$62K
Fidelity Security Life Insurance CompanyVision2,079$121K$12K
Federal Insurance CompanyBusiness Travel Accident372$10K$3K

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$2.9M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 1,228 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$76K–$187K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$22K–$55K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$32K–$68K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$14K–$42K
PBM contract terms$7K–$22K
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
MLC
Sponsor EIN
37-0183365
Plan number
505
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 37-0183365 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
401(k) Plan for Employees of Mississippi Lime Company
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
881

About this data

Source: MLC'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 MLC.

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