Lin

Lin Health (lin.health) provides virtual chronic pain treatment built on brain- and nervous-system-based behavioral care rather than symptom-focused pain management. Patients work with a dedicated Pain Recovery Coach who guides a customized care plan in coordination with a Lin Health physician, supported by a broader care team spanning interventional pain management, physical therapy, behavioral health and psychiatry. The clinical approach draws on Pain Reprocessing Therapy, Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and other neuroplastic pain recovery techniques, combined with digital educational resources ("care kits"), an app and proprietary technology. The company frames its model around the ICD-11 diagnosis of chronic primary pain, which took effect in 2022 and recognizes that pain can be created or amplified by the brain and nervous system.

Lin treats a broad set of chronic pain conditions, including back pain, neck pain, joint pain, sciatica, fibromyalgia, migraine, IBS, pelvic pain, CRPS, POTS, TMJ, frozen shoulder, chronic tendonitis, plantar fasciitis and repetitive strain injuries. It targets patients whose pain is described as medically unexplained, whose back or joint pain has not resolved in three to six months, or who have multiple pain disorders. Care is positioned to providers and payers as a non-opioid, adjunctive treatment that expands capacity, shortens waiting times, reduces provider burnout, supports value-based outcomes and lowers total cost of care.

The company operates a medical group, Lin Health Medical Group, alongside coaching and technology operations, and lists a leadership team including CEO and co-founder Yehuda Kogan, CTO and co-founder Shahar Elias, co-founder and pain psychologist Abigail Hirsch, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Eric Anderson, Chief Commercial Officer Lily Rager, and Lin Health Medical Group President Dr. Jonah Mink, plus clinical, R&D, product and enterprise partnership executives.

Founding story

Lin Health was co-founded by CEO Yehuda Kogan, CTO Shahar Elias, and pain psychologist Abigail Hirsch, PhD.

Business model

Lin contracts with health systems, medical groups and health plans to make its chronic pain program available to their patients, and states it is in-network with most major insurance plans, including Medicare, so care is covered rather than paid entirely out of pocket. Patient-facing delivery combines coaching, telehealth physician oversight and digital content.

Care is billed through insurance coverage; Lin states it is in-network with major health plans and health systems in select states and that its care is covered by most major health plans including Medicare.

Traction

The company reports that 92% of patients see significant improvement in pain and function, a 45% reduction in pain intensity, 2-3 days of weekly patient engagement, and that 59% of patients joining with medium-to-high pain drop to low or no pain after six months, with only 1 in 10 still regularly experiencing high pain. Its website shows a 4.9 out of 5 patient review rating and lists collaborations with health systems and practices.

Latest developments

In December 2025 Lin Health announced an $11 million Series A led by Proofpoint Capital, with Osage Venture Partners and NewHealth Ventures joining as new investors and existing backers aMoon, Mayo Clinic, Saban Ventures, Shoni Health Ventures and Viola Ventures participating; the capital is intended for operational expansion and product development.