This startup provides telehealth services that enable millennials to access healthcare professionals, nutritionists, and urgent care through a digital platform. By offering 24/7 virtual consultations and essential women's health services, it addresses the challenge of limited access to timely healthcare from home.
Funding
$5.4M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
Founders
Product
Problem
Employees often face high out‑of‑pocket costs and fragmented access to primary, specialty, behavioral, and laboratory care, making it difficult to obtain comprehensive health services through traditional employer benefit plans.
Solution
River Health partners with employers to deliver a zero‑cost, all‑inclusive health benefit that combines unlimited virtual primary care, in‑person doctor visits, behavioral health therapy, specialty consultations, and lab testing. Members access the service through a dedicated mobile app that lets them schedule appointments, obtain prescriptions, and receive home delivery of medications. The platform leverages a nationwide network of over 25,000 partner clinics and more than 7,000 formulary drugs, eliminating copays, hidden fees, and the need for multiple insurance carriers. By centralizing care coordination and offering same‑doctor continuity for virtual visits, River Health simplifies the employee health experience while reducing overall benefit administration complexity for employers.
Target Audience
The primary customers are employees of companies that offer employer‑sponsored health benefits, as well as HR and benefits managers seeking a comprehensive, cost‑transparent healthcare solution for their workforce.
Features
- Unlimited virtual primary‑care visits via video or secure messaging, with continuity of care from the same provider
- Unlimited in‑person doctor appointments at any of 25,000 partner urgent‑care and primary‑care clinics nationwide
- Access to over 7,000 formulary medications at no cost, including free home delivery and pickup at 30,000 local pharmacies
- On‑demand behavioral health and therapy sessions scheduled to fit the member’s availability
- No‑cost specialty care for chronic conditions such as diabetes, plus coordinated management of complex cases
- Free preventive services (physicals, well‑woman exams, mammograms, pap smears) and after‑hours urgent‑care visits
- Complimentary lab testing at all Quest Diagnostics locations across the United States
- Mobile app for seamless appointment booking, prescription ordering, lab results viewing, and benefit enrollment support
- Employer‑sponsored plan structure with zero copays, no hidden fees, and optional family add‑on coverage