Abstract: A system and method for real-time pre-adjudication, funding and payment of medical expenses to a Provider for a Claim, the Claim having a Payer, wherein a line of credit is established that is associated with the Claim. One variation of the system provides automated and optionally network-based assistance to Participants in the health industry. The Participants include: Providers, Payers, Funding Institution, Patients, Employers, and E-Market Exchanges. The method of the system includes: receiving a medical expenses Claim which is scrubbed; prior to adjudication of the Claim funding the Provider from a line of credit, with funding determined using risk analysis tools and utilizing a recorded security interest; collecting payment from the Payer via a secured environment; and repaying the line of credit from the collected Payer payment with follow-up reporting and record keeping.