Vaynermedia, LLC

New York, NY Information & technologyNAICS 519100

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews March
1,267Participants+5% vs. prior year
$3.0MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Mar 2027Next renewalPlan year begins March 1
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Overview

Vaynermedia, LLC sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 1,267 participants in plan year 2025, up 5% from the prior year. The plan year starts in March. 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
1,267 · prior year 1,208
Plan year
Begins March 1 · next renewal March 2027
Health plans filed
Vaynermedia Health and Welfare Plan, plan 501 (1,267 participants)
Broker compensation
$165K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-term disabilityPrepaid legalLong-term disabilityDeath benefits

Insurance carriers

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

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Equitable Financial Life Insurance CompanyLife, Short-term disability, Long-term disability1,267$709K$145K
The Guardian Life Insurance Company of AmericaDental, Vision943$477K$18K
Metropolitan General Insurance CompanyLegal30$8K$820
Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyAccident, Critical Illness, Hospital1,267——

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$3.0M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 1,267 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$78K–$193K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$23K–$57K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$33K–$70K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$14K–$43K
PBM contract terms$8K–$23K
The DOL's PBM fee disclosure rule first applies to this plan for the plan year beginning March 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
Vaynermedia, LLC
Sponsor EIN
26-4672251
Plan number
501
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 26-4672251 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Vaynermedia 401(k) Retirement Plan and Trust
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
1,952

About this data

Source: Vaynermedia, LLC'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 Vaynermedia, LLC.

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