Weis Markets, Inc.

Sunbury, PA RetailNAICS 445110

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
7,668Participants+5% vs. prior year
$18.2MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#9 of 33Retail in PABy participants

Overview

Weis Markets, Inc. sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 7,668 participants in plan year 2025, up 5% 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
7,668 · prior year 7,294
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Weis Markets, Inc. Employee Welfare Benefit Plan, plan 501 (7,668 participants)
Stop-loss carrier
Nationwide Life Insurance Company; Avalon Insurance Company
Broker compensation
$650K 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
Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyShort-term disability, Medical, Accident, Critical Illness, Life, Long-term disability9,142$3.3M$365K
Delta Dental of PennsylvaniaDental6,607$1.5M$102K
Avalon Insurance CompanyStop-loss6,699$588K$79K
Nationwide Life Insurance CompanyPrescription drug, Medical, Life, Long-term disability, Stop-loss2,131$566K$43K
Fidelity Security Life Insurance CompanyVision6,309$465K$18K
AmeritasDental, Vision1,671$258K$17K
ComPsychEAP22,491$238K—
MetLife Legal PlansLegal301$41K$5K
Unum Life Insurance Company of AmericaCritical Illness46$16K$853

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$18.2M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 7,668 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$473K–$1.2M/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$138K–$345K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$202K–$422K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$87K–$262K
PBM contract terms$45K–$136K
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
Weis Markets, Inc.
Sponsor EIN
24-0755415
Plan number
501
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 24-0755415 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Weis Markets, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
22,714

About this data

Source: Weis Markets, 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 Weis Markets, Inc..

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