Abstract: A method is disclosed including receiving data relating to the determination of an optimal plan design, and storing the received data in memory on at least one computer; formulating, as optimization questions, a plurality of questions related to determination of an optimal plan design; storing the optimization questions in memory on at least one computer; delivering the optimization questions to a plurality of respondents; receiving, as optimization responses, responses to the optimization questions; creating, as optimization rules, a plurality of rules for using received data and optimization responses to determine an optimized plan design; storing the optimization rules in memory in at least one computer, and performing in a computer an optimization process that applies the optimization rules to the received data and optimization responses in order to determine an optimized plan design.

Abstract: A method is disclosed including receiving data relating to the determination of an optimal plan design, and storing the received data in memory on at least one computer; formulating, as optimization questions, a plurality of questions related to determination of an optimal plan design; storing the optimization questions in memory on at least one computer; delivering the optimization questions to a plurality of respondents; receiving, as optimization responses, responses to the optimization questions; creating, as optimization rules, a plurality of rules for using received data and optimization responses to determine an optimized plan design; storing the optimization rules in memory in at least one computer, and performing in a computer an optimization process that applies the optimization rules to the received data and optimization responses in order to determine an optimized plan design.