Arcadia University

Glenside, PA EducationNAICS 611000

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
605Participants+4% vs. prior year
$1.4MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#17 of 21Education in PABy participants

Overview

Arcadia University sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 605 participants in plan year 2025, up 4% from the prior year. 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
605 · prior year 583
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Arcadia University Health and Welfare Plan, plan 505 (605 participants)
Broker compensation
$20K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionLong-term disabilityDeath benefitsOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Delta Dental of PennsylvaniaDental814$295K—
Reliastar Life Insurance CompanyLife, Long-term disability736$246K$10K
Vision Service PlanVision280$52K$2K
Cigna Health and Life Insurance CompanyAccident Injury Plan, Hospital Care85$44K$8K
Allone HealthEmployee Assistance Program540$12K—

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$1.4M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 605 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$37K–$92K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$11K–$27K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$16K–$33K
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
Arcadia University
Sponsor EIN
23-1352620
Plan number
505
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 23-1352620 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Arcadia University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan
Type
Defined contribution plan
Participants
1,694

About this data

Source: Arcadia University'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 Arcadia University.

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