The University of Puget Sound

Tacoma, WA EducationNAICS 611000

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
629Participants-2% vs. prior year
$1.5MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#4 of 6Education in WABy participants

Overview

The University of Puget Sound sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 629 participants in plan year 2025, down 3% from the prior year. The plan year starts in January. Alongside medical, its benefits filing reports life insurance, dental, vision, long-term disability.

Plan type
ERISA welfare benefit plan, self-funded (benefits paid from employer assets or a trust)
Participants
629 · prior year 645
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
University of Puget Sound Flexible Benefit Plan, plan 507 (629 participants)
Broker compensation
$25K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionLong-term disabilityOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Lincoln National Life Insurance CompanyAccident, Critical Illness, Life, Long-term disability606$339K$25K
Vision Service PlanVision569$48K—
CanopyEmployee Assistance Program612$16K—

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$1.5M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 629 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$39K–$96K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$11K–$28K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$17K–$35K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$7K–$21K
PBM contract terms$4K–$11K
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 University of Puget Sound
Sponsor EIN
91-0564961
Plan number
507
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 91-0564961 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

About this data

Source: The University of Puget Sound'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 University of Puget Sound.

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