Patent ID: 8543429

Claim:
A method of providing health care insurance to consumers, comprising the following steps: inputting into a hand-held electronic data processing device initial information about an individual consumer, including the consumer's occupation; determining with the device the cost of a range of health care insurance coverages for only a first office visit based on the initial information; displaying on the device a menu of health care insurance coverages for the first office visit and their costs to the individual consumer; selecting a particular health coverage for the first office visit from the menu by the individual consumer using the device; paying the premium for a policy for the first office visit selected by the individual consumer, using the device; evaluating the individual consumer by a health care provider during the first office visit, and entering complete information about the individual consumer using the device; determining with the device the cost of a range of health care insurance coverages for a period of time based on the complete information; displaying on the device a menu of health care insurance coverages for the period of time and their costs to the individual consumer; selecting a particular health coverage for the period of time from the menu by the individual consumer using the device; and paying the premium for a policy for the period of time selected by the individual consumer, using the device; wherein the menus of insurance coverages for the first office visit and for the period of time include insurance providing compensation only for malpractice, with the amount of the compensation for malpractice limited to a policy limit, and an indication of agreement is received from the individual consumer that the liability of a health care provider for malpractice will not exceed the policy limit.