The Center for Orthopedic and Research Excellence, Inc.

Phoenix, AZ Health careNAICS 621111

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
2,361Participants+0% vs. prior year
$5.6MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#9 of 40Health care in AZBy participants

Overview

The Center for Orthopedic and Research Excellence, Inc. sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 2,361 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
2,361 · prior year 2,353
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
The Core Institute Group Benefit Plan, plan 510 (2,361 participants)
Broker compensation
$134K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-term disabilityPrepaid legalLong-term disabilityDeath benefitsOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Reliance Standard Life Insurance CompanyLife, Short-term disability, Long-term disability2,263$1.0M$120K
Eyemed Vision Care on Behalf of Fidelity Security Life Insurance Co.Vision2,579$200K$8K
Metropolitan General Insurance CompanyLegal300$50K$5K
Integrated Behavioral HealthEmployee Assistance Program38,112$42K—

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$5.6M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 2,361 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$146K–$359K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$43K–$106K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$62K–$130K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$27K–$81K
PBM contract terms$14K–$42K
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
The Center for Orthopedic and Research Excellence, Inc.
Sponsor EIN
20-1456157
Plan number
510
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 20-1456157 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

About this data

Source: The Center for Orthopedic and Research Excellence, 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 The Center for Orthopedic and Research Excellence, Inc..

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