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Systems and methods for exchanging health care credits

  • US 8,600,774 B2
  • Filed: 10/14/2011
  • Issued: 12/03/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/14/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, implemented using a computing system, of managing a health care credit, the method comprising:

  • receiving a freely transferrable non-monetary consideration that represents good health, or improvement in health, or maintenance of health;

    storing, using the computing system, the freely transferrable non-monetary consideration in an account controlled by an entity;

    calculating, using the computing system, a current value of the account according to a market value of the freely transferrable non-monetary consideration from a health care credit exchange that is a market that freely transfers the freely transferrable non-monetary consideration between and among entities;

    storing the current value of the account in the account;

    receiving an instruction from the entity; and

    deducting, using the computing system, a portion of the freely transferrable non-monetary consideration from the account according to the instruction.

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