Leland Stanford Junior University
Overview
Leland Stanford Junior University sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 2,646 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
- 2,646 · prior year 2,637
- Plan year
- Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
- Health plans filed
- Stanford University Postdoctoral Affiliates Welfare Benefit Plans, plan 517 (2,646 participants)
- Broker compensation
- $1.1M across insured contracts
Insurance carriers
Insured coverage reported on Schedule A. Self-funded medical claims aren't reported there.
| Carrier | Coverage | Covered | Premium | Broker comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc. | Medical, Prescription drug, HMO | 16,975 | $144.2M | — |
| Prudential Insurance Company of America | Life, Short-term disability, Long-term disability | 22,070 | $21.2M | $527K |
| Vision Service Plan | Vision | 14,366 | $2.9M | $88K |
| Metropolitan Life Insurance Company | Critical Illness | 8,028 | $1.9M | $347K |
| MetLife Legal Plans | Legal | 4,624 | $951K | $121K |
| Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Hawaii | Medical, Prescription drug, HMO | 28 | $196K | — |
| Fidelity Security Life Insurance Company | Vision | 2,435 | $192K | $11K |
| Standard Insurance Company | Life, Long-term disability, Short-term disability | 2,626 | $155K | $8K |
| Hartford Life and Accident | Business Travel Accident | 22,070 | $59K | $13K |
| ComPsych Corporation | Employee Assistance Program | 2,602 | $48K | — |
Pharmacy benefit estimate
StreamRX estimate for a plan this size. Not based on this plan's claims.
Estimated prescription spend: 2,646 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.
Typical savings opportunity found in independent reviews of plans this size.
Form 5500 filing details
- Filing
- Form 5500 with Schedule A, plan year 2025
- Plan sponsor
- Leland Stanford Junior University
- Sponsor EIN
- 94-1156365
- Plan number
- 517
- Filed with
- U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2
Verify this filing: search EIN 94-1156365 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.
Retirement plan
- Plan
- Stanford Contributory Retirement Plan
- Type
- Defined contribution plan
- Participants
- 44,011
About this data
Source: Leland Stanford Junior 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 Leland Stanford Junior University.