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Abstract

A system and method for modifying benefit coverage including a plurality of benefit codes of an insurance plan, the insurance plan for use in adjudicating one or more insurance claims. The system and method including accessing a set of benefit codes structured in a plurality of benefit containers including a primary benefit container and a plurality of secondary benefit containers, each of the plurality of secondary benefit containers being coupled to the primary benefit container by a respective benefit container reference, each of the plurality of secondary benefit containers containing one or more benefit codes adapted for processing a claim content of the one or more insurance claims, each of the one or more benefit codes being coupled to their respective secondary benefit container by a respective benefit reference, the set of benefit codes defining a benefit hierarchy. Also included is selecting the primary benefit container for inclusion in the insurance plan, and then modifying the benefit hierarchy by performing at least one of adding an additional benefit container reference to the primary benefit container, modifying a container benefit parameter of at least one of the benefit container references, or deleting at least one of the existing benefit container references. The modified insurance plan in then stored in a memory; such that the stored modified insurance plan is adapted for subsequent use in adjunction of appropriate insurance claims received by an adjudication system.

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