Equip Health vs Duckie

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Equip Health is a San Diego, California-based virtual care company founded in 2019 that specializes in treating eating disorders including anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, and avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID). The company has raised over $58 million and has pioneered a virtual delivery model for family-based treatment (FBT), the gold-standard evidence-based therapy for adolescent eating disorders, making intensive evidence-based care accessible outside of residential treatment programs.\n\nEquip's care model assembles a five-person care team for each patient: a therapist, a dietitian, a physician, a family mentor, and a peer mentor — all coordinating through the platform. This team-based virtual approach mirrors the multidisciplinary structure of leading eating disorder treatment centers while eliminating the geographic and financial barriers that prevent most patients from accessing residential care. Sessions are conducted by video with the patient and their family, with meal support and between-session coaching embedded in the program.\n\nThe company distributes its services through insurance coverage, accepting major commercial plans and working to expand Medicaid coverage. Eating disorders carry the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric illness, yet treatment access is severely limited in the United States. Equip's virtual model has treated patients across all 50 states, demonstrating the feasibility of delivering intensive eating disorder care at home and positioning the company as a national provider in a historically fragmented specialty.