Patents Assigned to Evolution Benefits, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20140032237
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for processing flexible spending account transactions involving a plurality of pharmacies, a service provider, one or more pharmacy benefits managers (“PBMs”), and individuals having flexible spending accounts (“FSAs”) and stored value cards for debiting their FSAs. The service provider maintains a PBM transaction database; receives from a pharmacy an authorization request at the time of purchase; queries the PBM transaction database for a matching transaction in response to the authorization request; and authorizes payment of the patient responsible balance to be automatically debited against the respective FSA at the time of purchase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: Evolution Benefits, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Patricelli, Christopher M. Byrd, Paul L. Chabot
  • Patent number: 8554575
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for processing flexible spending account transactions involving a plurality of pharmacies, a service provider, one or more pharmacy benefits managers (“PBMs”), and individuals having flexible spending accounts (“FSAs”) and stored value cards for debiting their FSAs. The service provider maintains a PBM transaction database; receives from a pharmacy an authorization request at the time of purchase; queries the PBM transaction database for a matching transaction in response to the authorization request; and authorizes payment of the patient responsible balance to be automatically debited against the respective FSA at the time of purchase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Evolution Benefits, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Patricelli, Christopher M. Byrd, Paul L. Chabot
  • Patent number: 7680679
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system for processing transactions involving accounts for reimbursing medical expenses or patient responsible balances, wherein the accounts may be handled by multiple payors having multiple transaction substantiation requirements. Examples of such accounts include flexible spending accounts, health reimbursement arrangement accounts, medical savings account, health savings account and the like. The system and method of the present invention allow an employer that uses multiple payors for administering the aforementioned accounts to distinguish its employees based on their associated payors in order to determine the proper transaction substantiation requirement per each employee and associated payor without having required to collect payor data at the employee level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Evolution Benefits, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Patricelli, Matthew J. Dallahan, Kent F. Rausch
  • Patent number: 7197468
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system for processing transactions involving accounts for reimbursing medical expenses or patient responsible balances, wherein the accounts may be handled by multiple payors having multiple transaction substantiation requirements. Examples of such accounts include flexible spending accounts, health reimbursement arrangement accounts, medical savings account, health savings account and the like. The system and method of the present invention allow an employer that uses multiple payors for administering the aforementioned accounts to distinguish its employees-based on their associated payors in order to determine the proper transaction substantiation requirement per each employee and associated payor without having required to collect payor data at the employee level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: Evolution Benefits, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Patricelli, Matthew J. Dallahan, Kent F. Rausch
  • Patent number: 7174302
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for processing flexible spending account transactions involving a plurality of pharmacies, a service provider, one or more pharmacy benefits managers (“PBMs”), and individuals having flexible spending accounts (“FSAs”) and stored value cards for debiting their FSAs. The service provider maintains a PBM transaction database; receives from a pharmacy an authorization request at the time of purchase; queries the PBM transaction database for a matching transaction in response to the authorization request; and authorizes payment of the patient responsible balance to be automatically debited against the respective FSA at the time of purchase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Evolution Benefits, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Patricelli, Christopher M. Byrd, Paul L. Chabot