Hospital for Special Care

New Britain, CT Health careNAICS 622000

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
1,250Participants+33% vs. prior year
$3.0MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#13 of 21Health care in CTBy participants

Overview

Hospital for Special Care sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 1,250 participants in plan year 2025, up 33% 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
1,250 · prior year 938
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Hospital for Special Care Health and Welfare Plan, plan 560 (1,250 participants)
Broker compensation
$74K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-term disabilityPrepaid legalLong-term disabilityDeath benefitsOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Hartford Life and AccidentLife, Short-term disability, Long-term disability966$857K$40K
Aetna Life Insurance CompanyAccident, Critical Illness, Hospital410$135K$31K
Vision Service PlanVision552$92K$2K
Curalinc LLCEmployee Assistance Program1,250$29K—
MetLife Legal PlansLegal53$14K—
Hartford Fire Insurance CompanyBusiness Travel Accident1,250$2K$345

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$3.0M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 1,250 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$77K–$190K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$23K–$56K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$33K–$69K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$14K–$43K
PBM contract terms$7K–$22K
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
Hospital for Special Care
Sponsor EIN
06-0646766
Plan number
560
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 06-0646766 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Hospital for Special Care 403(b) Retirement Plan
Type
Defined contribution plan
Participants
1,668

About this data

Source: Hospital for Special Care'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 Hospital for Special Care.

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