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
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
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
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
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