Wellesley College

Wellesley, MA EducationNAICS 611000

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
1,198Participants+6% vs. prior year
$2.8MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#9 of 16Education in MABy participants

Overview

Wellesley College sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 1,198 participants in plan year 2025, up 6% from 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
1,198 · prior year 1,131
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Wellesley College Employee Welfare Benefits Plan, plan 502 (1,198 participants); Wellesley College Health Care Reimbursement Plan, plan 514 (165 participants)
Broker compensation
$5K 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
Lincoln National Life Insurance CompanyLife, Long-term disability, Short-term disability, Leave Services1,109$687K—
Eyemed Vision Care, Fidelity Security Life Insurance Co.Vision945$62K—
Metropolitan General Insurance CompanyLegal157$42K$5K
Delta Dental of MassachusettsDental97$39K—
Allone Health EAP, LLCEAP1,150$25K—

Pharmacy benefit estimate

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

$2.8M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 1,198 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$74K–$182K/ year

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

Brands with a generic available$22K–$54K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$32K–$66K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$14K–$41K
PBM contract terms$7K–$21K
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
Wellesley College
Sponsor EIN
04-2103637
Plan numbers
502, 514
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 04-2103637 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Wellesley College 403(b) Retirement Plan
Type
Defined contribution plan
Participants
3,804

About this data

Source: Wellesley College'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 Wellesley College.

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