New York University
Overview
New York University sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 15,680 participants in plan year 2025, up 2% 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
- 15,680 · prior year 15,321
- Plan year
- Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
- Health plans filed
- NYU Grossman School of Medicine Health and Welfare Plan, plan 515 (15,680 participants); NYU Grossman School of Medicine Retiree Welfare Benefit Plan, plan 530 (661 participants)
- Broker compensation
- $223K 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan Life Insurance Company | Life, Dental | 13,223 | $15.8M | $117K |
| New York Life Group Insurance Company of New York | Statutory Disability, Long-term disability, Short-term disability | 13,030 | $12.0M | $52K |
| Aetna Life Insurance Company | Medical, Dental | 822 | $5.4M | $3K |
| Delta Dental of New York | Dental | 10,253 | $4.0M | — |
| The Prudential Insurance Company of America | Life | 10,880 | $3.8M | — |
| Sierra Health and Life Insurance Company, Inc. | Medical | 764 | $2.6M | — |
| Lincoln National Life Insurance Company | Long-term disability | 10,862 | $1.2M | — |
| Vision Service Plan | Vision | 8,058 | $1.0M | — |
| Anthem Blue Cross | Vision | 18,035 | $1.0M | — |
| Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company | Dental | 3,326 | $864K | $5K |
| Aetna International | Medical, Dental | 208 | $798K | — |
| United Behavioral Health DBA Optum | Medical | 35,282 | $771K | — |
Pharmacy benefit estimate
StreamRX estimate for a plan this size. Not based on this plan's claims.
Estimated prescription spend: 15,680 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
- New York University
- Sponsor EIN
- 13-5562308
- Plan numbers
- 515, 530
- Filed with
- U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2
Verify this filing: search EIN 13-5562308 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.
Retirement plan
- Plan
- New York University Retirement Plan for Members of the Faculty, Professional Research Staff and Administration
- Type
- Defined contribution plan
- Participants
- 23,961
About this data
Source: New York 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 New York University.