Star Tribune Media Company LLC

Minneapolis, MN Information & technologyNAICS 511110

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews JanuaryCollectively bargained
621Participants0% vs. prior year
$1.5MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#7 of 7Information & technology in MNBy participants

Overview

Star Tribune Media Company LLC sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 621 participants in plan year 2025, about the same as 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
621 · prior year 623
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Comp Welfare & Cafeteria, plan 530 (621 participants)
Stop-loss carrier
Tokio Marine
Broker compensation
$81K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-term disabilityLong-term disabilitySeveranceOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Hartford Life and AccidentAccidental Death & Dismemberment, Life, Long-term disability481$396K$58K
Tokio MarineStop-loss424$384K$19K
Fidelity Security Life Insurance Company (eyemed Vision Care)Vision425$35K$4K

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$1.5M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 621 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$38K–$94K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$11K–$28K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$16K–$34K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$7K–$21K
PBM contract terms$4K–$11K
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
Star Tribune Media Company LLC
Sponsor EIN
80-0481962
Plan number
530
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 80-0481962 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Star Tribune 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
1,027

About this data

Source: Star Tribune Media Company LLC'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 Star Tribune Media Company LLC.

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