mercy

Mercy is a web application designed to facilitate payments between people who need prescriptions but can't afford them, and charitable people who can afford them

The Idea

• Patient: "Here's my prescription, Mr Pharmacist"
• Pharmacist: "Sure thing. That'll be $150 USD."
• Patient: "I can't afford that! Can you submit it to Mercy for me?"
• Pharmacist: "Sure thing. We'll call you when it gets filled."

... Meanwhile, back at stately Charitable Person Manor ...

• Charitable Person's Phone: DING
• Charitable Person: "Huh? Oh! Mercy is telling me there's a new prescription I can pay for. I love helping people!"
• Charitable person clicks some buttons
• Charitable Person: "CLICK Paid! Enjoy some good health, stranger. Now to post it on my facebook wall and collect the new achievement for buying my first Leukemia drug..."

... Back at the pharmacy ...

• Pharmacist : "Hello, Patient? I just wanted to let you know that your prescription is filled and has been paid in full."
• Patient: "That's so great! I'll come pick it up right away. Now I won't die because my medication is too *!#&$# expensive!"

Then everyone rides dinosaurs into the sunset, happy and healthy. It's pretty awesome.

(That's the idea anyway. WE'll see if reality follows.)