Sanderson Farms, LLC

Oakwood, GA AgricultureNAICS 112300

Self-funded health planPlan year 2024Renews November
6,171ParticipantsFirst year on file
$14.6MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Nov 2027Next renewalPlan year begins November 1
#1 of 6Agriculture in GABy participants

Overview

Sanderson Farms, LLC sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 6,171 participants in plan year 2024. The plan year starts in November. Alongside medical, its benefits filing reports dental, vision, short-term disability, death benefits.

Plan type
ERISA welfare benefit plan, self-funded (benefits paid from employer assets or a trust)
Participants
6,171
Plan year
Begins November 1 · next renewal November 2027
Health plans filed
Sanderson Farms, LLC Texas Injury Benefit Plan, plan 505 (6,171 participants); Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Affiliates Welfare Benefit Plan, plan 506 (0 participants)
Stop-loss carrier
HM Life Insurance Company
MedicalDentalVisionShort-term disabilityDeath benefitsOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
HM Life Insurance CompanyStop-loss11,746$2.8M—

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$14.6M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 6,171 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$380K–$938K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$111K–$278K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$162K–$339K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$70K–$211K
PBM contract terms$37K–$110K
The DOL's PBM fee disclosure rule first applies to this plan for the plan year beginning November 2027: semiannual PBM compensation reports and an annual audit right.

Form 5500 filing details

Filing
Form 5500 with Schedule A, plan year 2024
Plan sponsor
Sanderson Farms, LLC
Sponsor EIN
64-0615843
Plan numbers
505, 506
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 64-0615843 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

About this data

Source: Sanderson Farms, LLC's Form 5500 filing for plan year 2024 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 Sanderson Farms, LLC.

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