In-depth profile of Workit Healthin Ann Arbor's tech ecosystem
Workit Health is one of the larger digital health success stories in the Midwest. Founded in Ann Arbor in 2015 by Lisa McLaughlin and Robin McIntosh, Workit runs a virtual-first substance use disorder treatment platform that combines medication for opioid and alcohol use disorders with therapy, coaching, and community. The company has raised more than 118 million dollars and provides care in most US states.
The clinical and technical problem is complex. Addiction treatment historically has been fragmented, stigmatized, and poorly measured. Workit built an end-to-end platform that handles patient intake, prescriber workflows, clinical documentation, payer integration, and longitudinal outcomes tracking, all through a mobile-first experience that meets patients where they are. The company has proven that high-quality addiction care can scale through telehealth, which has had knock-on effects across the broader behavioral health market.
Workit's Ann Arbor roots matter. The founders both have lived experience with recovery, and they chose to build the company in Ann Arbor rather than relocate to New York or San Francisco. The decision has given the company access to Michigan Medicine's clinical faculty, the U-M School of Public Health, and the policy research community at the Ford School. It has also kept cap-table dilution and operating costs in a reasonable range through a market cycle that has been brutal for coastal digital health startups.
The downtown office is walking distance to most of central Ann Arbor. For clinicians, engineers, and operators looking for mission-driven health-tech work in a city that rewards that work, Workit remains one of the strongest options. The commute is trivial, the team is deeply committed, and the underlying patient impact is measured in lives saved.