Motivo, an online platform connecting aspiring therapists with clinical supervisors, recently closed a $14 million Series A funding round. The platform, which has clinical supervisors who are licensed in all 50 states, has already helped more than 2,500 therapists obtain their licensure.
Kickstart Seed Fund led the round, and Purple Arch Ventures, SpringTime Ventures, Service Provider Capital and Lanoha Ventures also participated.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
High demand for services, a shortage of practitioners and low insurance reimbursement rates have all contributed to mental health care providers’ general lack of enthusiasm for joining provider networks, according to the study.
In the corporate world of American health care, with its consolidating hospital chains and doctors’ groups, psychologists and other mental health therapists are still mostly Mom-and-Pop shops; they’ve built solo practices, hanging their own shingles, not unlike Lucy in the Peanuts gang: “Psychiatric Help 5¢, The Doctor Is In.” But that business model is shifting […]