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Finpago Inc. launches FSAok® AutoCopay™ to simplify flexible
spending account purchase process
FSA payment service complies with IIAS
and IRS Notice 2006-69
NORRISTOWN, PA – (May 11, 2009) – Finpago Inc.
officially launched its FSAok® AutoCopay™ solution today, making the
service available for purchase to pharmacies to adhere to new IRS regulations
regarding health flexible spending accounts (FSA).
FSAok®
AutoCopay™ delivers an automated copayment claims service that eliminates
paperwork for patients and lets them easily and automatically make pharmacy
copayments using any credit or debit card, including their FSA debit card. Now,
any pharmacy can accept payments from consumers who use health flexible spending
accounts, even if they don′t have a point of sale system.
The service
complies with IRS Notice 2006-69 and is easy to use. Pharmacists simply submit
copayment claims the way that they normally do.
AutoCopay™ processes the claim, and consumers pay using funds from their
FSA card or any other credit or debit card.
For pharmacies without point
of sale systems, AutoCopay™ makes it possible to accept payment from patients
who use FSA debit cards after the July 1, 2009 IRS regulation deadline, which
limits acceptance of flexible spending debit cards to pharmacies with inventory
information approval systems (IIAS).
″The average pharmacy sells
more than $60,000 per year to customers with flexible spending account debit
cards,″ said Finpago Inc. CEO Fred Hawkins. ″ The FSAok®
AutoCopay™ service provides a cost-efficient method for them to preserve those
customer relationships, so that pharmacies can continues to serve their patients
and avoid losing a big part of their income.″
Pharmacies benefit
from the FSAok® AutoCopay™ service because it is easy to process
claims, is inexpensive and doesn′t require a point-of-sale system. Pharmacies
can process claims through their existing pharmacy system and do not have to pay
to install any new software or hardware. What′s more, FSAok®
AutoCopay™ tracks FSA debit transactions and responds to IRS audits.
″ The goal of the
FSAok® AutoCopay™ is to make the process of
visiting the pharmacy as easy and painless as possible for consumers,″ said
Hawkins. ″ The consumer has control over how to pay for their health care
purchase, including FSA debit cards. We would encourage anyone with a flexible
spending account to take advantage of this essentially no-cost service.″
Finpago, Inc.
provides independent payment and claims processing solutions for automating
in-store health care purchases. It offers systems for streamlining health
benefit accounts and serves administrators, employers, consumers, and retailers.
The FSAok service is protected by US patent. For additional information, visit
www.FSAok.com.
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