A computer system and method for permitting a consumer to more effectively
make use of a variety of available benefits from a plurality of goods and
service providers, wherein the benefits are offered specifically to those
consumers having an association with one or more enabling organizations.
The system includes a memory for storing consumer information, enabling
organization information and benefit correlation information. The system
compares the identification information to the consumer information to
determine those enabling organizations, if any, to which the consumer has
an affiliation. The enabling organization information is then analyzed
along with benefit correlation information to determine whether any
enabling organization to which the consumer is affiliated is offering a
potentially applicable benefit for the purchase plan data. The system also
determines whether the purchase plan data satisfies all requirements for
obtaining the potentially applicable benefit and displays the results. In
an alternative embodiment, the system automatically periodically informs
consumers of available benefits corresponding to a particular interest of
the consumer.