Sandhills Global, Inc.

Lincoln, NE ManufacturingNAICS 323100

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
579Participants+6% vs. prior year
$1.4MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#14 of 16Manufacturing in NEBy participants

Overview

Sandhills Global, Inc. sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 579 participants in plan year 2025, up 6% from the prior year. The plan year starts in January. Alongside medical, its benefits filing reports life insurance, dental, vision, long-term disability, and more.

Plan type
ERISA welfare benefit plan, self-funded (benefits paid from employer assets or a trust)
Participants
579 · prior year 544
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Sandhills Global, Inc. Medical Insurance Plan, plan 501 (579 participants); Sandhills Global, Inc. Flexible Benefit Plan, plan 503 (149 participants)
Broker compensation
$33K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionLong-term disabilityDeath benefitsOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
United of Omaha Life Insurance CompanyLong-term disability, Life435$208K$31K
Vision Service PlanVision576$91K$2K

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$1.4M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 579 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$36K–$88K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$10K–$26K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$15K–$32K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$7K–$20K
PBM contract terms$3K–$10K
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
Sandhills Global, Inc.
Sponsor EIN
42-1097211
Plan numbers
501, 503
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 42-1097211 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Sandhills 401(k) Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
999

About this data

Source: Sandhills Global, 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 Sandhills Global, Inc..

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