St. Lukes Hospital

Duluth, MN Health careNAICS 622000

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
2,564Participants+4% vs. prior year
$6.1MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#18 of 50Health care in MNBy participants

Overview

St. Lukes Hospital sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 2,564 participants in plan year 2025, up 4% from the prior year. The plan year starts in January. Alongside medical, its benefits filing reports life insurance, dental, short-term disability, long-term disability, and more.

Plan type
ERISA welfare benefit plan, self-funded (benefits paid from employer assets or a trust)
Participants
2,564 · prior year 2,459
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
St. Lukes Hospital Benefits Plan, plan 501 (2,564 participants)
Broker compensation
$140K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalShort-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
The Lincoln National Life Insurance CompanyLife, Long-term disability3,254$1.6M$140K

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$6.1M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 2,564 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$158K–$390K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$46K–$116K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$67K–$141K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$29K–$88K
PBM contract terms$15K–$46K
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
St. Lukes Hospital
Sponsor EIN
41-0714079
Plan number
501
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 41-0714079 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
St. Luke's Hospital of Duluth Savings Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
3,924

About this data

Source: St. Lukes Hospital'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 St. Lukes Hospital.

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