Shepherd Center, Inc.

Atlanta, GA Health careNAICS 622000

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
1,483Participants+3% vs. prior year
$3.5MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#20 of 40Health care in GABy participants

Overview

Shepherd Center, Inc. sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 1,483 participants in plan year 2025, up 3% 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
1,483 · prior year 1,436
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Shepherd Center Flexible Benefit Plan, plan 501 (1,483 participants)
Broker compensation
$225K 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
The Lincoln National Life Insurance CompanyCritical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Accident, Life1,483$622K$147K
Lincoln National Life Insurance CompanyLong-term disability1,427$450K$51K
Eyemed Vision Care on Behalf of Fidelity Security Life Insurance Co.Vision1,514$81K—
Provident Life and Accident Insurance CompanyShort-term disability28$73K$22K
Curalinc, LLC, D.b.a Curallinc HealthcareEAP1,850$33K—
Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc. DBA LegalshieldLegal Services Plan Memberships199$29K$5K

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$3.5M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 1,483 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$91K–$225K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$27K–$67K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$39K–$82K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$17K–$51K
PBM contract terms$9K–$26K
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
Shepherd Center, Inc.
Sponsor EIN
51-0141601
Plan number
501
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 51-0141601 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Shepherd Center 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan
Type
Defined contribution plan
Participants
2,307

About this data

Source: Shepherd Center, 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 Shepherd Center, Inc..

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