Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Automated electrical financial or business practice or... – Health care management
Reexamination Certificate
2007-02-13
2010-10-12
O'Connor, Gerald J. (Department: 3686)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Automated electrical financial or business practice or...
Health care management
C705S002000, C705S004000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07813943
ABSTRACT:
A health care claim payment system and method receives a claim for a health care service provided to a participant in a benefits plan. The claim is received by a payment services system, and a portion of the claim is payable by the participant. The payment services system remits the portion of the claim payable by the participant on behalf of the participant so that payment can be remitted to the provider in a single payment and accepts risk of delinquency and/or non-payment by the participant. In one example, the health care provider receives payment for the participant portion and employer portion of the claim within 30 days of issuing a health care service.
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Brindley James
Lefco Bruce
Altschul Amber L
Foley & Lardner LLP
Health Payment Systems, Inc.
O'Connor Gerald J.
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