Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians

Coachella, CA Arts & recreationNAICS 713200

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
932ParticipantsPrior year not comparable
$2.2MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#5 of 10Arts & recreation in CABy participants

Overview

Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 932 participants in plan year 2025. 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
932 · prior year 1,936
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians, plan 501 (932 participants)
Broker compensation
$60K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionLong-term disabilityDeath benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Symetra Life Insurance CompanyLife, Long-term disability932$212K$56K
Vision Service PlanVision624$94K—
United Concordia Companies, Inc.Dental932$29K$4K

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$2.2M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 932 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$57K–$142K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$17K–$42K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$25K–$51K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$11K–$32K
PBM contract terms$6K–$17K
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
Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians
Sponsor EIN
93-1175797
Plan number
501
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 93-1175797 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

About this data

Source: Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians'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 Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians.

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