The Rockefeller University

New York, NY EducationNAICS 611000

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
1,486Participants-1% vs. prior year
$3.5MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#10 of 27Education in NYBy participants

Overview

The Rockefeller University sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 1,486 participants in plan year 2025, about the same as the prior year. The plan year starts in January. Alongside medical, its benefits filing reports dental, death benefits.

Plan type
ERISA welfare benefit plan, self-funded (benefits paid from employer assets or a trust)
Participants
1,486 · prior year 1,502
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Group Health Expense Plan of the Rockefeller University, plan 503 (1,486 participants)
Stop-loss carrier
Aetna Life Insurance Comapny
Broker compensation
$4K across insured contracts
MedicalDentalDeath benefitsOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Aetna Life Insurance ComapnyPPO, Dental, Stop-loss1,454$2.7M—
Ace American Insurance CompanyAccidental Death & Dismemberment1,424$20K$4K

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$3.5M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 1,486 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$92K–$226K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$27K–$67K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$39K–$82K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$17K–$51K
PBM contract terms$9K–$26K
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 Rockefeller University
Sponsor EIN
13-1624158
Plan number
503
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 13-1624158 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
The Rockefeller University Retirement Plan
Type
Defined contribution plan
Participants
4,228

About this data

Source: The Rockefeller 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 Rockefeller University.

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