Determination of healthcare coverage using a payment account
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1. A processor-implemented method comprising:
- receiving account information associated with an insured upon instantiation of a consumer portable device at a healthcare provider financial payment acceptance terminal;
forming, via a processor, at the healthcare provider financial payment acceptance terminal a healthcare coverage eligibility determination request including;
the account information associated with the insured;
a description of a healthcare related commodity for a patient deriving healthcare insurance through the insured; and
a request for a healthcare patient financial responsibility specification for said healthcare related commodity;
transmitting the healthcare coverage eligibility determination request to a payment processing system,wherein the payment processing system is configured to process card-based financial payment transactions; and
receiving, in response to the healthcare coverage eligibility determination request the requested healthcare patient financial responsibility specification from the payment processing system.
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Abstract
Healthcare insurance coverage is determined using an account within a payment processing system. A transmission addressed to the payment processing system is formed including an account number of an account associated with the payment processing system, a description of a healthcare related commodity rendered to a patient deriving healthcare insurance through an insured, and request for a specification of financial responsibility of the insured for the described said healthcare related commodity. A transmission is received from the payment processing system including the requested specification of financial responsibility.
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1. A processor-implemented method comprising:
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receiving account information associated with an insured upon instantiation of a consumer portable device at a healthcare provider financial payment acceptance terminal; forming, via a processor, at the healthcare provider financial payment acceptance terminal a healthcare coverage eligibility determination request including; the account information associated with the insured; a description of a healthcare related commodity for a patient deriving healthcare insurance through the insured; and a request for a healthcare patient financial responsibility specification for said healthcare related commodity; transmitting the healthcare coverage eligibility determination request to a payment processing system, wherein the payment processing system is configured to process card-based financial payment transactions; and receiving, in response to the healthcare coverage eligibility determination request the requested healthcare patient financial responsibility specification from the payment processing system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A processor-implemented method, comprising:
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receiving, via a payment processing system, a healthcare coverage eligibility determination request formed at a healthcare provider financial payment acceptance terminal from a healthcare provider including; an identifier of an account associated with an insured; a description of a healthcare related commodity for a patient-deriving healthcare insurance-through the insured; and a request for a healthcare patient financial responsibility specification for the healthcare related commodity; wherein the payment processing system is configured to process card-based financial payment transactions; determining, via a processor, an insurance account identifier based at least in part on the identifier of the account, wherein the insurance account identifier is associated with both the insured and its insurance carrier; transmitting the healthcare coverage eligibility determination request along with the insurance account identifier to the insurance carrier; receiving a response to the transmitted healthcare coverage eligibility determination request from the insurance carrier, the response including the healthcare patient financial responsibility specification; and transmitting at least a portion of the response to the health care provider. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A processor-implemented method, comprising:
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receiving account information associated with an insured upon instantiation of a consumer portable device at a healthcare provider financial payment acceptance terminal; forming, via a processor, at a healthcare provider terminal a healthcare coverage eligibility determination request including; the account information associated with the insured; a description of a healthcare related commodity for a patient covered by healthcare insurance through the insured; and a request for a healthcare patient financial responsibility specification for the healthcare related commodity; transmitting the healthcare coverage eligibility determination request to a payment processing system, wherein the payment processing system is configured to process card-based financial payment transactions; and receiving, a response from the payment processing system the response including the requested healthcare patient financial responsibility specification; and determining based on the received response from the payment processing system an amount owed by the insured for the healthcare related commodity. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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