Waste Connections US, Inc.

The Woodlands, TX Business servicesNAICS 562000

Self-funded health planPlan year 2024Renews June

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17,185ParticipantsFirst year on file

$40.7MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.

Jun 2027Next renewalPlan year begins June 1

#2 of 23Business services in TXBy participants

Overview

Waste Connections US, Inc. sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 17,185 participants in plan year 2024. The plan year starts in June. 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: 17,185
Plan year: Begins June 1 · next renewal June 2027
Health plans filed: Waste Connections Health & Welfare Plan, plan 501 (17,185 participants)
Broker compensation: $593K across insured contracts

MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-term disabilityPrepaid legalLong-term disabilitySeveranceDeath benefitsOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

Carrier	Coverage	Covered	Premium	Broker comp
Life Insurance Company of North America	Life, Short-term disability, Long-term disability	17,185	$9.4M	$593K
Legalplans, USA	Legal	1,693	$2.6M	—

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$40.7M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 17,185 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$1.1M–$2.6M/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$310K–$774K

Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$452K–$945K

Generic pricing vs. actual cost$196K–$587K

PBM contract terms$102K–$306K

The DOL's PBM fee disclosure rule first applies to this plan for the plan year beginning June 2028: semiannual PBM compensation reports and an annual audit right.

Form 5500 filing details

Filing: Form 5500 with Schedule A, plan year 2024
Plan sponsor: Waste Connections US, Inc.
Sponsor EIN: 94-3283464
Plan number: 501
Filed with: U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 94-3283464 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

About this data

Source: Waste Connections US, Inc.'s Form 5500 filing for plan year 2024 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 Waste Connections US, Inc..

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