The George Washington University
Overview
The George Washington University sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 5,145 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
- 5,145 · prior year 5,145
- Plan year
- Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
- Health plans filed
- George Washington University Health and Welfare Benefit Plan, plan 508 (5,145 participants); George Washington University Health and Welfare Plan for Retiree and Ltd, plan 509 (1,560 participants)
- Stop-loss carrier
- HM Life Insurance Company; HM Life Insurance Company
- Broker compensation
- $106K 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln National Life Insurance Company | Life, Short-term disability, Long-term disability | 4,907 | $3.7M | $48K |
| Aetna Life Insurance Company | Dental | 6,406 | $3.3M | — |
| HM Life Insurance Company | Stop-loss | 3,742 | $1.9M | — |
| United Healthcare Insurance Company | Vision | 6,462 | $377K | — |
| Reliastar Life Insurance Company | Critical Illness, Hospital | 1,196 | $190K | $56K |
| Legal Resources | Legal Insurance | 761 | $154K | — |
| Curalinc | EAP | 5,260 | $72K | — |
| Four Ever Life Insurance Company | Travel Assistance | 4,932 | $25K | $2K |
| UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company | Vision | 258 | $15K | — |
Pharmacy benefit estimate
StreamRX estimate for a plan this size. Not based on this plan's claims.
Estimated prescription spend: 5,145 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
- The George Washington University
- Sponsor EIN
- 53-0196584
- Plan numbers
- 508, 509
- Filed with
- U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2
Verify this filing: search EIN 53-0196584 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.
Retirement plan
- Plan
- The George Washington University Supplemental Retirement Plan
- Type
- Defined contribution plan
- Participants
- 15,483
About this data
Source: The George Washington 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 The George Washington University.