President & Fellows of Harvard College Harvard Human Resources, Benefi

Cambridge, MA EducationNAICS 611000

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
16,591Participants0% vs. prior year
$39.3MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#1 of 16Education in MABy participants

Overview

President & Fellows of Harvard College Harvard Human Resources, Benefi sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 16,591 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, short-term disability, long-term disability, and more.

Plan type
ERISA welfare benefit plan, self-funded (benefits paid from employer assets or a trust)
Participants
16,591 · prior year 16,591
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Harvard University Medical Reimbursement Plan, plan 506 (16,591 participants)
Broker compensation
$2.3M across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalShort-term disabilityLong-term disabilitySeveranceDeath benefitsOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyLife, Dental33,945$33.0M$548K
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Insurance CompanyHphc ENH NON Union Senior Plan3,498$8.0M$861K
Lincoln Life Assurance Company of BostonLong-term disability10,327$7.3M$307K
Fidelity Security Life Insurance CompanyVision24,215$2.1M$96K
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Insurance Company Inc.Hphc ENH Union Senior Plan844$1.9M$204K
Ghmsi/carefirst BluechoiceMedical, Prescription drug, HMO, PPO220$1.8M$85K
Metropolitan General Insurance CompanyLegal - Property and Casualty Insurance4,957$1.1M$112K
Tufts Associated Health Maintenance Organization, Inc.Medical229$592K—
Ace American Insurance CompanyShort-term disability, Long-term disability22,623$385K$64K
Standard Insurance CompanyLong-term disability478$308K$22K

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$39.3M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 16,591 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$1.0M–$2.5M/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$299K–$747K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$437K–$913K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$189K–$566K
PBM contract terms$98K–$295K
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
President & Fellows of Harvard College Harvard Human Resources, Benefi
Sponsor EIN
04-2103580
Plan number
506
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 04-2103580 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Harvard University Tax Deferred Annuity Plan
Type
Defined contribution plan
Participants
39,413

About this data

Source: President & Fellows of Harvard College Harvard Human Resources, Benefi'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 President & Fellows of Harvard College Harvard Human Resources, Benefi.

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