Patent ID: 8612267

Claim:
A method of making comparisons between a plurality of different medical insurance plans over a network, said method comprising: entering information on a plurality of cost parameters and reimbursement parameters of a plurality of different medical insurance plans into a computer database; constructing at least one user input form capable of capturing a plurality of medical parameters and scenario parameters and transmitting said user input form to at least one client; using said at least one user input form to capture said plurality of medical parameters and scenario parameters on said client; transmitting said plurality of medical parameters and scenario parameters to a server; using at least one algorithm to retrieve said cost parameters and reimbursement parameters of a plurality of different medical insurance plans from said computer database, and producing a ranked comparison result of the cost of, and reimbursement benefits provided by, said plurality of different medical insurance plans as a function of said cost parameters and reimbursement parameters, and said plurality of medical parameters and scenario parameters; and transmitting said ranked comparison results to said at least one client; in which said plurality of different medical insurance plans is a plurality of different short or long duration travel or foreign stay medical insurance plans for at least one country.