Patent ID: 7818188
Filing Date: 2010-10-19
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method performed by a service provider of recovering at least a portion of a predetermined amount of overpaid benefits made to a disabled individual by a third party, the method comprising: a). obtaining from the disabled individual preauthorization for direct recovery of the overpaid benefits from a deposit account of the disabled individual, wherein said preauthorization allows for direct recovery of the overpaid benefits when the disabled individual is awarded Social Security disability insurance benefits (SSDI); b). filing a claim with the Social Security Administration (SSA) for SSDI on behalf of the disabled individual; c). obtaining SSDI for the disabled individual as a result of the filing of the claim with the SSA; d). verifying that the disabled individual's deposit account has sufficient funds to cover a withdrawal of at least a portion of the predetermined amount of overpaid benefits after a direct deposit of the SSDI by the SSA into the individual's deposit account; e). recovering from the deposit account, by a computer, at least a portion of the predetermined amount of overpaid benefits previously provided to the disabled person by the third party; f). providing the third party with access to an interactive computer program, the interactive computer program comprising information regarding the progress of one or more of the steps a)-e); and g). returning at least a portion of the recovered amount of overpaid benefits to the third party.