Bezos, Dell, Carey want health insurance dead VatorNews
Laughter may be the best medicine, but comedian Drew Carey is also offering cold hard cash to help solve the country's medical woes. The host of the Price is Right has formed an unlikely triumverate with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Dell Computer founder Michael Dell, all of whom contributed to a $6 million funding round for Qliance Medical Management , a Seattle-based startup that hopes to disrupt the healthcare industry by taking insurance companies out of the equation for primary care. This round brings the three-year-old startup's total funding to $13.5 million.
The company charges patients a monthly fee--$44 for minors to $84 to senior--for basic primary care that includes check ups, vaccinations, x-rays, women's health exams and other services, according to TechFlash . No copays, no insurance premiums, no health care statements.The money goes straight to the three clinics Qliance
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