Controversy Surrounding Pandemic-Born Mental Health Startups

Bhavneet Walia, assistant professor of public health in Falk College, was quoted in the Time story “The Online Therapy Bubble Is Bursting.” The article talks about online healthcare startups not prioritizing the wellbeing of its clinicians or patients and instead focusing on growth and maximizing profit. Walia states, “Regulations around telehealth, interstate care, and remote prescribing changed essentially overnight when COVID-19 began spreading in 2020.”