Ophelia GTM brain

Ophelia provides virtual medication treatment and ongoing support for people with opioid use disorder, working with insurers and referral partners.

category

Virtual opioid use disorder treatment

market profile

  • text: Patients can receive online clinical visits and prescriptions for pickup at a local pharmacy in supported states.
  • text: The business also addresses insurers, health systems and referring clinicians alongside direct patient enrollment.

personas

  • title: Person seeking opioid use disorder treatment
    pains:
    • Withdrawal and cravings interfere with daily life
    • In-person treatment may conflict with work, family or privacy needs
    • Worries about stigma and cost delay care
  • title: Primary care or emergency clinician referring a patient
    pains:
    • Connecting patients quickly to ongoing medication treatment
    • Finding a provider that accepts the patient's coverage and serves their state
  • title: Health plan behavioral health leader
    pains:
    • Members face barriers to starting and staying in treatment
    • Needs measurable engagement and access across covered populations

icp

  • text: Individuals seeking opioid treatment who live in a state where Ophelia currently operates and are clinically eligible.
  • text: Health plans, health systems and referral organizations serving opioid use disorder patients in covered states.

message pillars

  • text: Care is designed around everyday life and privacy.
  • text: Care removes travel requirements.
  • text: Ophelia communicates a nonjudgmental approach.
  • text: Coverage can reduce patients' costs.

objections

  • objection: Can I afford treatment?
    response: Check the plan and state with the enrollment team; cash-pay pricing and medication costs should be confirmed separately.
  • objection: Will I need to travel or disrupt my job?
    response: Visits are online and prescriptions go to a local pharmacy, subject to clinical eligibility and current requirements.
  • objection: Will I be judged or lose privacy?
    response: Explain the care team's stated nonjudgmental approach and review privacy and website tracking policies before enrollment.

competitors

  • name: Bicycle Health
    why: Virtual medication treatment for opioid use disorder.
  • name: Workit Health
    why: Telehealth addiction treatment including medication support.
  • name: Groups Recover Together
    why: Medication-based opioid treatment and recovery support.

influencers

  • name: Zack Gray
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zack-gray-58437936
    why: Founder discussing access and referral partnerships.

keywords

  • online suboxone doctor
  • opioid addiction treatment at home
  • buprenorphine telehealth insurance
  • fentanyl addiction treatment online
  • suboxone clinic near me
  • virtual opioid treatment

voice

  • Compassionate and nonjudgmental
  • Practical and reassuring
  • Evidence-oriented

signals

  • text: A patient seeks medication treatment without travel or wants to verify insurance coverage.
  • text: A health system or clinician is seeking a referral pathway for patients needing ongoing opioid treatment.

stack

  • Telehealth video visits

pricing

model: flat
starting price: $245 per month without insurance; insured costs vary

motion

hybrid

channels

  • SEO
  • patient referrals
  • health plan partnerships
  • health system partnerships
  • LinkedIn
  • press

confidence

high

Founders

  • name: Mattan Griffel
    title: Founder
    role: Founder
    bio: Mattan is an award-winning faculty member at Columbia Business School and a two-time Y Combinator-backed entrepreneur. He co-founded Ophelia, a company that helps people quit opioids without having to go to rehab. Mattan is also an Innovation Fellow at the Lang Center for Entrepreneurship at Columbia Business School and was selected as one of Forbes' 30 Under 30 in Education. I studied Philosophy and Finance at New York University and wrote my thesis on the metaphysics of consciousness.
  • name: Zack Gray
    title: Founder
    role: Founder

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