Rural/metro Fire Dept., Inc.

Union Grove, AL Professional servicesNAICS 541990

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews September
892ParticipantsFirst year on file
$2.1MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Sep 2027Next renewalPlan year begins September 1
#10 of 17Professional services in ALBy participants

Overview

Rural/metro Fire Dept., Inc. sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 892 participants in plan year 2025. The plan year starts in September. 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
Plan year
Begins September 1 · next renewal September 2027
Health plans filed
Rural/metro Fire Dept. Inc., Health and Welfare Plan, plan 501 (892 participants)
Broker compensation
$1K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-term disabilityPrepaid legalLong-term disabilityDeath benefitsOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Delta Dental Insurance CompanyDental, HMO, PPO1,442$183K—
Vision Service PlanVision542$33K—
Teladoc Health, Inc.Telehealth1,176$8K—
Metropolitan General Insurance CompanyLegal117$8K$1K
Hartford Life and AccidentLife, Short-term disability, Long-term disability604——
OptumEmployee Assistance Program604——

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 September 2027: semiannual PBM compensation reports and an annual audit right.

Form 5500 filing details

Filing
Form 5500 with Schedule A, plan year 2025
Plan sponsor
Rural/metro Fire Dept., Inc.
Sponsor EIN
86-0273445
Plan number
501
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 86-0273445 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

About this data

Source: Rural/metro Fire Dept., 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 Rural/metro Fire Dept., Inc..

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