Pulitzer, Inc.
Overview
Pulitzer, Inc. sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 2,495 participants in plan year 2025, up 32% from the prior year. The plan year starts in January.
- Plan type
- ERISA welfare benefit plan, self-funded (benefits paid from employer assets or a trust)
- Participants
- 2,495 · prior year 1,897
- Plan year
- Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
- Health plans filed
- LEE Enterprises Welfare Benefit Plan, plan 501 (2,495 participants)
- Stop-loss carrier
- Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada
- Broker compensation
- $337K 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa | Medical | 1,590 | $19.4M | — |
| Metropolitan Life Insurance Company | Medical, Life, Short-term disability, Long-term disability | 3,958 | $1.6M | $337K |
| Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada | Stop-loss | 1,545 | $628K | — |
Pharmacy benefit estimate
StreamRX estimate for a plan this size. Not based on this plan's claims.
Estimated prescription spend: 2,495 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
- Pulitzer, Inc.
- Sponsor EIN
- 43-1819711
- Plan number
- 501
- Filed with
- U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2
Verify this filing: search EIN 43-1819711 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.
About this data
Source: Pulitzer, Inc.'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 Pulitzer, Inc..