Health plan & appeal guide

Hy-vee, Inc.

West Des Moines, IA · Form 5500 filing, plan year 2024

Both kinds Hy-vee Affiliates' Benefit Plan and Trust · 16,054 people · judged with 1 other filing

This employer has both kinds of coverage. The company on your insurance card decides which rules apply to you.

How we know · medium confidence
  • This employer files 2 health plans for this group; we judged them together.
  1. Hy-vee Affiliates' Benefit Plan and Trust · 16,054 people · Self-funded · federal rules

    • The filing says benefits are paid from a trust the plan controls.
    • No medical insurance contract is on file (Schedule A).
    • Wellmark Bcbs, UMR (UnitedHealthcare), Wellmark Health Plan is paid to process this plan's claims (Schedule C), the usual setup when an employer pays claims itself.
  2. Hy-vee Elective Benefits Plan · 14,527 people · Insured · state rules

    • Medical insurance bought from Globe Life And Accident is on file, covering about 539 people.
    • The filing says all benefits are paid through insurance contracts.
    • We ignored 1 low-cost supplemental policy(ies) such as accident or hospital cover; they don't decide how your medical claims are handled.

Not counted

  • Hy-vee, Inc. Flexible Spending Plan (2,103 people): The plan name shows a spending account or employee assistance program, not medical coverage.

Double-check in 30 seconds: “Self-funded”, “administered by” or “ASO” on your card or plan summary means self-funded. “Insured by” or “underwritten by” means insured.

  1. Which company is on your insurance card?

    It’s printed on the front of the card. The filing shows which companies sell insured options here and which ones run the self-funded plan.

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