Method of distributing cost savings to participants in a prescription drug distribution chain
First Claim
1. A method of distributing savings related to the distribution of a prescription drug, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) identifying participants of a plan that participate in the distribution of a prescription drug or the payment for said distribution to one of said participants;
(b) determining that the said one participant acquired a first form of a prescription drug for which a second, more costly form exists;
(c) determining a cost difference between the first and second forms of the prescription drug; and
(d) allotting the cost difference to at least two of the participants.
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Abstract
A method of prescription drug cost savings distribution includes enrolling participants at different levels of a prescription drug distribution and payment chain in a plan for distributing cost savings realized from the selection of a generic form of a prescription drug over a brand name form thereof. If it is determined that a patient participant received a generic form of a prescription drug, a cost difference between the generic form of the prescription drug versus the brand name form of the prescription drug is determined. A percentage of the cost difference is then allocated to one or more of the enrolled participants.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of distributing savings related to the distribution of a prescription drug, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) identifying participants of a plan that participate in the distribution of a prescription drug or the payment for said distribution to one of said participants;
(b) determining that the said one participant acquired a first form of a prescription drug for which a second, more costly form exists;
(c) determining a cost difference between the first and second forms of the prescription drug; and
(d) allotting the cost difference to at least two of the participants. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of distributing cost savings realized from the distribution of a prescription drug, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) enrolling participants at different levels of a prescription drug distribution and payment chain in a plan for distributing cost savings realized from the selection of a first form of a prescription drug over a second, more costly form of the prescription drug;
(b) determining that a patient participant received the first form of the prescription drug;
(c) determining a cost difference between the first and second forms of the prescription drug; and
(d) allocating a percentage of the cost difference to at least one of the enrolled participants. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of prescription drug cost savings distribution, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) enrolling in a plan for distributing cost savings realized from the selection of a first form of a prescription drug over a second form of the prescription drug that is more costly but formulary equivalent to the first form of the prescription drug;
(b) selecting the first form of the prescription drug; and
(c) receiving at least a portion of a difference between the cost of the first form of the prescription drug and the cost of the second form of the prescription drug. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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