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- Patent Title: Methods and systems for preferred pharmacy designation
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Application No.: US13790090Application Date: 2013-03-08
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Publication No.: US10235729B1Publication Date: 2019-03-19
- Inventor: Jacob Jon Cedergreen , Katherine Harini Sundararaman , Christopher Ray Fowler
- Applicant: Express Scripts, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MO St. Louis
- Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MO St. Louis
- Agency: Husch Blackwell LLP
- Main IPC: G06Q30/02
- IPC: G06Q30/02 ; G06Q50/22

Abstract:
Methods and systems for managing pricing guarantees for prescription drugs are described. In one embodiment, a designation of a pharmacy within a pharmacy network may be received as a preferred pharmacy designation. The preferred pharmacy designation may be associated with a member. A set of preferred pharmacy benefits may be associated with the member and the preferred pharmacy designation. A pharmacy claim associated with the preferred pharmacy designation for a prescription for the member may be adjudicated based on the set of preferred pharmacy benefits. Other methods and systems are described.
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