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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2019
Applicant:
Mckesson Corporation, Irving, TX (US);
Inventors:
Stacy Hopkins, Loganville, GA (US);
Mark Beers, Lilburn, GA (US);
Assignee:
MCKESSON CORPORATION, Irving, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 40/08 (2012.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 40/08 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0283 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for providing a patient with prescribed medication cost information at a point of prescribing. A prescription benefit coverage inquiry is received and provided to a claims processor for processing. Historical data associated with prior prescription transactions is utilized to determine an estimated cost range of a prescribed medication in the event of an insufficient or absent response from a benefits manager. The estimated cost range is then provided to a prescriber to share with a patient.