Cecelia Health

What Cecelia Health does

Cecelia Health is a privately held, New York-based virtual specialty medical practice founded in 2009 that delivers integrated, clinician-led cardiometabolic care to health plan members, employees, and patients managing diabetes, obesity, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease. The company's core technology is a national telehealth platform staffed by over 200 licensed Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialists (CDCESs), Registered Dietitians, Registered Nurses, and specialty providers operating across all 50 states. Services are delivered through live video, phone, secure chat, email, and a digital engagement platform that includes bidirectional messaging, condition-specific education, food and activity tracking, and remote patient monitoring integration for biometrics such as blood glucose and blood pressure. The company claims a proprietary data-enabled care model that leverages claims and clinical data for precision segmentation and dynamic personalization across clinical factors, social determinants of health, and member preferences.

Cecelia Health generates revenue primarily through B2B contracts with health plans (Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, commercial), self-insured employers, healthcare providers and health systems, and pharmaceutical manufacturers. Pricing structures include per-member-per-month (PMPM) subscriptions, value-based arrangements, and managed services for pharma patient support—specific pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company's distribution model is anchored by direct enterprise field sales (with named sales leadership for payer health solutions) supplemented by a flagship channel partnership with CVS Caremark for the CVS Weight Management program, announced in May 2025, which provides care delivery access to over 3 million plan members.

Cecelia Health reports strong clinical and economic outcomes: up to 16% reduction in total medical cost per member, up to 40% lower GLP-1 prescription spend, up to 18% average weight loss, 1.5-point average A1c reduction, 90% member engagement, and 93% member satisfaction. The company has raised approximately $22.5 million cumulatively across multiple funding rounds from investors including Endo Investors, Rittenhouse Ventures, Boston Millennia Partners, G100 Capital, SustainVC, SJF Ventures, and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska, and is led by CEO Mark Clermont and CMO Dr. Arnold Saperstein.

Name

Cecelia Health

Legal name

Cecelia Health

Website

https://ceceliahealth.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Cecelia Health is a New York-based virtual specialty medical practice founded in 2009 that delivers integrated, clinician-led cardiometabolic care—including diabetes, obesity, hypertension, and CKD management—to health plan members, employees, and patients via a national telehealth platform staffed by 200+ licensed clinicians across all 50 states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Virtual Chronic Care Management

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (6211)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Chronic Condition Medication Programs (e.g., diabetes, hypertension) with Integrated Prescribing (HLALAIAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Connected Therapeutics & Smart Drug Delivery Monitoring (HLACAFAL), Medication Pricing, Copay Assistance & Patient Financial Support Tools (HLACAKAN)

Keywords

• Virtual specialty care
• Chronic disease management
• Cardiometabolic care
• Diabetes management
• GLP-1 clinical support

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Health Plan Contracts: Cecelia Health generates revenue through direct contracts with health plans (Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial) that pay per member per month (PMPM) or through value-based arrangements. The company demonstrated 3.7x ROI for a Midwest health plan within six months of program launch.
2. Employer Wellness Programs: Revenue from employer-sponsored weight management and GLP-1 support programs, where Cecelia Health acts as a benefit solution contracted by employer health benefit plans to manage employee chronic conditions and reduce total cost of care.
3. Pharma / Life Sciences Partnerships: Revenue from pharmaceutical company partnerships where Cecelia Health supports GLP-1 therapy adoption, adherence, and patient education to bring therapies to market. The company has been relied upon by pharma companies to improve patient adoption and adherence for GLP-1 therapies.
4. Provider and Health System Partnerships: Revenue from partnerships with health providers and health systems where Cecelia Health expands clinical care capacity through virtual specialty care support, including diabetes clinics and specialty practices.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Cecelia Health is a national virtual specialty medical practice that delivers integrated, clinician-led cardiometabolic care to members managing diabetes, obesity, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and related conditions. Services are provided by licensed clinicians including CDCESs, Registered Dietitians, RNs, and specialty providers through synchronous and asynchronous telehealth (video, phone, secure chat, email, app) supported by remote patient monitoring, bidirectional messaging, condition-specific education, and protocol-guided GLP-1 medication management. The company contracts with health plans, employers, providers, and pharmaceutical manufacturers on PMPM, subscription, or value-based arrangements.

Product overview

Cecelia Health is a virtual specialty medical practice offering a unified platform of integrated cardiometabolic care solutions. The core portfolio includes Integrated Cardiometabolic Care (virtual specialty practice for diabetes, obesity, hypertension, CKD), GLP-1 Clinical & Lifestyle Support (medication management and behavior change), and Lifestyle-Driven Weight Management for Employers. Additional offerings include Patient Support Solutions for pharmaceutical manufacturers and the CVS Weight Management Program partnership. All services leverage a virtual specialty medical practice model with licensed clinicians, remote monitoring, and data-driven personalization to improve clinical outcomes and reduce costs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Integrated Cardiometabolic Care Virtual specialty medical practice delivering coordinated, interdisciplinary care for cardiometabolic conditions including diabetes, obesity, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease, improving engagement, health outcomes, and cost savings. Targeted at health plans, employers, and providers seeking integrated chronic condition management.
• GLP-1 Clinical & Lifestyle Support Clinically rigorous, cost-conscious integrated care solution for GLP-1 therapy including medication management, titration, side-effect monitoring, medical nutrition therapy, and behavior change support delivered by licensed clinicians. Designed for payers, employers, and providers managing GLP-1 utilization.
• Lifestyle-Driven Weight Management for Employers Employer benefit program providing clinician-led, lifestyle-driven care to improve outcomes, optimize GLP-1 use, and reduce total cost of care for employee populations managing obesity and related cardiometabolic conditions.
• Patient Support for Pharma Patient support solutions for pharmaceutical manufacturers to bring GLP-1 and anti-obesity therapies to market, improving patient adoption and adherence through virtual clinical support delivered by licensed clinicians.
• Virtual Specialty Clinic Licensed virtual clinic operating in all 50 states, providing access to specialty care, personalized support between doctor visits, remote interventions, and medication management including dosage, titration, and prescribing for providers and health systems.

Quantifiable outcome

• 16% reduction in total medical cost per member per year
• +14 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CVS Health / CVS CaremarkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 May 2025Cecelia Health serves as the care delivery partner for the CVS Weight Management program—a nationwide initiative by CVS Health to help people achieve lasting weight loss with expert clinician support. Cecelia Health provides virtual, one-on-one clinical care combining Registered Dietitian-led medical nutrition therapy, behavior change support, and GLP-1 medication management to over 3 million CVS Caremark plan members. Key results include more than 15% average weight loss, 92% member satisfaction after 6 months, and up to 26% lower GLP-1 spend for adopting CVS Caremark clients. This is Cecelia Health's flagship and largest named partnership.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Omada Health: Omada Health is a virtual-first chronic care provider serving payers and employers with integrated diabetes, hypertension, and obesity programs. It is a direct competitor to Cecelia Health in the cardiometabolic virtual care category, with overlapping GLP-1 management capabilities and similar PMPM contracting motion.
• Virta Health: Virta Health delivers virtual diabetes reversal and obesity care through employer and health plan contracts. It directly competes with Cecelia Health in diabetes management, GLP-1 support, and cardiometabolic outcomes contracting.
• Vida Health: Vida Health is a virtual chronic care platform serving employers and health plans across diabetes, hypertension, mental health, and weight management. It competes with Cecelia Health for the same enterprise buyer and similar cardiometabolic use cases.

Broad incumbents

• Teladoc Health (Livongo): Teladoc Health operates a broad virtual care platform that includes the Livongo chronic condition management business for diabetes, hypertension, and weight management. As a much larger incumbent, it competes with Cecelia Health across employer and payer contracts with a wider portfolio of services.

Emerging players

• Noom: Noom is a digital health platform combining behavior change coaching with weight management and GLP-1 support. It competes with Cecelia Health for employer weight management spend, though it is primarily a coaching/mobile app rather than a licensed medical practice.
• Ro: Ro is a direct-to-patient telehealth platform offering weight management programs including GLP-1 prescribing. While its primary channel is consumer, it increasingly intersects with Cecelia Health's GLP-1 and obesity care category.
• Hims & Hers Health: Hims & Hers is a consumer telehealth platform that has expanded into weight loss including GLP-1 offerings. It competes for patient mindshare and employer/payer interest in virtual weight management, though anchored in a direct-to-consumer model.
• Found (Found Health): Found is a virtual weight care clinic combining clinician-led care with behavioral support and medication management including GLP-1s. It overlaps with Cecelia Health's lifestyle-driven weight management and GLP-1 support offerings for self-insured employers and payers.
• DarioHealth: DarioHealth is a digital chronic condition management platform serving health plans and employers with diabetes, hypertension, and musculoskeletal solutions. It is a partial competitor to Cecelia Health in payer-channel diabetes and cardiometabolic care.
• Welldoc: Welldoc is a chronic care platform providing AI-driven diabetes and cardiometabolic management for health plans, employers, and pharma. It overlaps with Cecelia Health in payer-channel diabetes care and in pharma patient support programs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds7 records

Investors12 records

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M&A

Investments2 records

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