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Systems and methods for managing and/or administering prescription benefits

  • US 8,290,790 B1
  • Filed: 09/01/2006
  • Issued: 10/16/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/01/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for administering prescription drug benefits implemented by a pharmaceutical benefits management computer system, the method comprising at least one of the sequential, non-sequential and sequence independent steps of:

  • electronically receiving by the pharmaceutical benefits management computer system a request from a user computing device to access an account for a client administering prescription drug benefits for a plurality of members responsive to a prescription drug plan, wherein the account comprises one or more contracts;

    storing account information in a computer database accessible to the pharmaceutical benefits management computer system;

    in response to receiving the request, electronically transmitting by the pharmaceutical benefits management computer system to the user computing device the account information, wherein the account information comprises information relating to each contract;

    receiving a request from the user computing device to add a new contract associated with the client to the account;

    in response to receiving the request, providing the user computing device with an opportunity to input information relating to the new contract associated with a client, wherein the information relating to the new contract comprises first information relating to prescription benefits and coverage, second information relating to a broker, and third information relating to billing; and

    processing by the pharmaceutical benefits management computer system the information received from the user computing device comprising the first information relating to the prescription benefits and coverage, the second information relating to a broker, and the third information relating to billing;

    transmitting a notification of the inputted information relating to the new contract to a user at a second user computing device; and

    automatically generating by the pharmaceutical benefits management computer system the new contract and generating a contract summary for display on the user computing device.

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