Patent ID: 7860732
Filing Date: 2010-12-28
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computerized method for calculating and displaying anticipated out-of-pocket pharmacy costs to a computer user under at least one Medicare Part D pharmacy benefit plan, comprising: a) receiving at a server from said computer user prescription data for a plurality of drugs, said prescription data comprising a drug identifier, a number of doses, a number of days supply, and a number of fills during a plan period; b) determining at said server for each of said plurality of drugs an indicator of whether said drug is a maintenance drug or non-maintenance drug; c) defining at said server a schedule for purchasing said drugs by assigning a drug fill for each fill of said plurality of drugs to a month in which said drug fill will be purchased during said plan period wherein said assignments are made according to: d) calculating at said server an anticipated out-of-pocket cost for each drug fill according to said assignments of each fill of said plurality of drugs to a month in which each drug fill will be purchased during said plan period wherein calculating an anticipated out-of-pocket cost comprises: e) presenting to said computer user anticipated out-of-pocket costs for said plan period according to said schedule by: