Blueprint For Saving 11 Billion Dollars In Healthcare Costs: MD On-Line CEO Bill Bartzak (Part 5)

SM: What was the early financing of the company? When did you raise money? BB: The first money I raised was in 1995. That took us through five months. I did not take a salary for the first year and a half of the company. We raised $100,000 with the first group in 1994 and

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SM: You essentially act as a translator between physicians’ offices and all of the various insurance companies because you can present insurance forms in each company’s preferred format. Is that a fair assessment? BB: Yes, that is accurate.