Patients pay a monthly subscription fee, which will be determined by the area of focus is and what they need HRT, for example, starts at $59, including the base medication. In addition, FOLX Health also plans to begin releasing its sexual health and wellness offerings starting with erectile dysfunction treatment, which will then be followed by at-home STI testing and treatment as well. The company focuses on very specific areas around the patient's identity that includes a hormone replacement therapy (HRT) solution for the trans community, which is the company is announcing on top of its funding. "So, it is lot safer for folks just physically and then far more accessible, given how we access it online as opposed to having to drive somewhere."įOLX Health is a telehealth-based platform but one that, instead of just offering general primary care that connects patients to their doctors, offers care that more specific and tailored to "the way people actually think about their life goals. Then, two, telehealth is immensely more scalable from a resource perspective so we can cover an entire state and people don't have to drive two or three hours to get to the one source of competent care in their state," she told me. One is, for folks who may not feel safe in many cases, going into settings where there's not a good understanding of the community, it gives them an alternative space to access care. "What telehealth does is really two things for us. Breitenstein, founder and CEO of FOLX Health, a digital healthcare service provider designed by and for the medical needs of the LGBTQIA+ community, which announced a raised $25 million funding round on Tuesday. That's why the evolution of t he healthcare space in recent years, with the trend toward putting more control in the hands of the end user thanks to telemedicine and virtual care, has been especially important for them, said A.G.
To say these are not safe spaces is putting it mildly. In the worst case scenario, they will actually be physically assaulted in 2018, 9 percent of queer respondents said that a health care provider had "used harsh or abusive language when treating them," and 7 percent said that they experienced unwanted physical contact. Oftentimes, they will spend of their appointment just explaining their bodies and their lives to doctors. The company provides telemedicine, along with products in areas like hormone replacement therapyįor those in the LBGTQIA, going to the doctor can be a nerve wracking experience.