New York State United Teachers

Latham, NY Other servicesNAICS 813000

Self-funded health planPlan year 2024Renews SeptemberCollectively bargained
899ParticipantsFirst year on file
$2.1MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Sep 2027Next renewalPlan year begins September 1
#3 of 9Other services in NYBy participants

Overview

New York State United Teachers sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 899 participants in plan year 2024. The plan year starts in September. 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
899
Plan year
Begins September 1 · next renewal September 2027
Health plans filed
New York State United Teachers Staff Welfare Plan, plan 501 (899 participants)
Stop-loss carrier
Sun Life and Health Insurance Company (u.s.)
Broker compensation
$127K 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
Anthem Blue Cross Blue ShieldMedical, PPO1,636$9.8M—
CVS Pharmacy, Inc.Prescription drug1,712$9.1M—
Capital District Physician's Health Plan Inc.Medical177$1.7M—
Sun Life and Health Insurance Company (u.s.)Stop-loss882$1.3M$25K
Delta Dental of New YorkDental1,922$879K$62K
First Unum Life Insurance CompanyLife, Long-term disability392$473K$24K
Davis VisionVision3,759$148K$7K
Shelterpoint Life Insurance CompanyDisability With Paid Family Leave410$143K$9K

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$2.1M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 899 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$55K–$137K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$16K–$40K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$24K–$49K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$10K–$31K
PBM contract terms$5K–$16K
The DOL's PBM fee disclosure rule first applies to this plan for the plan year beginning September 2027: semiannual PBM compensation reports and an annual audit right.

Form 5500 filing details

Filing
Form 5500 with Schedule A, plan year 2024
Plan sponsor
New York State United Teachers
Sponsor EIN
14-1584772
Plan number
501
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 14-1584772 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Nysut Employees Retirement Plan
Type
Pension plan
Participants
1,084

About this data

Source: New York State United Teachers's Form 5500 filing for plan year 2024 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 New York State United Teachers.

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