Ashland University

Ashland, OH EducationNAICS 611000

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
572Participants+1% vs. prior year
$1.4MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#6 of 6Education in OHBy participants

Overview

Ashland University sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 572 participants in plan year 2025, about the same as 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
572 · prior year 569
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Ashland University Welfare Benefit Plan, plan 504 (572 participants)
Broker compensation
$93K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-term disabilityLong-term disabilityDeath benefitsOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Reliastar Life Insurance CompanyLife, Short-term disability, Long-term disability804$382K$71K
Trustmark Insurance CompanyLife111$60K$14K
Ameritas Life Insurance Corp.Vision941$60K$9K

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$1.4M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 572 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$35K–$87K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$10K–$26K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$15K–$31K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$7K–$20K
PBM contract terms$3K–$10K
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
Ashland University
Sponsor EIN
34-0714626
Plan number
504
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 34-0714626 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

About this data

Source: Ashland 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 Ashland University.

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