Henry Ford Health System

Detroit, MI Health careNAICS 622000

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
44,624Participants+5% vs. prior year
$105.8MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#1 of 27Health care in MIBy participants

Overview

Henry Ford Health System sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 44,624 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
44,624 · prior year 42,560
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Henry Ford Health System Welfare Benefit Plans, plan 507 (44,624 participants)
Broker compensation
$3.1M 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
Life Insurance Company of North AmericaAccidental Death, Short-term disability, Long-term disability, Life39,188$47.3M—
Reliastar Life Insurance CompanyAccident Voluntary, Critical Illness, Ho21,807$5.9M$1.9M
Unum Life Insurance Company of AmericaLong-term disability2,013$4.3M$206K
Provident Life & Accident Insurance CompanyLong-term disability1,214$2.4M$781K
Arag Insurance CompanyLegal16,328$1.6M$205K
Vision Service PlanVision2,225$297K—
Health Alliance PlanMedical, Prescription drug, HMO68$35K—

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$105.8M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 44,624 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$2.8M–$6.8M/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$804K–$2.0M
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$1.2M–$2.5M
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$508K–$1.5M
PBM contract terms$265K–$794K
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
Henry Ford Health System
Sponsor EIN
38-1357020
Plan number
507
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 38-1357020 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Henry Ford Health System Ambassador 403(b) Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
45,000

About this data

Source: Henry Ford Health System'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 Henry Ford Health System.

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