Gas Technology Institute

Des Plaines, IL Professional servicesNAICS 541700

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
582Participants+7% vs. prior year
$1.4MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#42 of 44Professional services in ILBy participants

Overview

Gas Technology Institute sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 582 participants in plan year 2025, up 7% 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
582 · prior year 542
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Gas Technology Institute Welfare Benefit Plan, plan 510 (582 participants); Institute of Gas Technology Retiree Health Reimbursement Arrangement Plan, plan 515 (103 participants)
Stop-loss carrier
Bluecross Blueshield of Illinois
Broker compensation
$201K 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
Bluecross Blueshield of IllinoisMedical, Prescription drug, Dental, Stop-loss955$1.2M$137K
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc.Medical, Prescription drug, HMO83$717K$36K
Hartford Life and AccidentLife, Long-term disability582$369K$27K
Vision Service PlanVision373$52K—

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$1.4M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 582 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$36K–$88K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$10K–$26K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$15K–$32K
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
Gas Technology Institute
Sponsor EIN
36-2170137
Plan numbers
510, 515
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 36-2170137 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
GTI Supplemental Retirement Annuity Plan
Type
Defined contribution plan
Participants
885

About this data

Source: Gas Technology Institute'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 Gas Technology Institute.

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