Our Story

Born from a gap no one was willing to close.

Welliva exists because the system was built to manage disease—not to create health. We're here to build the model that changes that.

The United States spends more on healthcare than any nation in the world, yet chronic disease continues to rise. A large share of those costs is preventable—yet the care that helps prevent them is almost entirely excluded from coverage.

One in three Americans already use integrative health services, and pay out of pocket for nearly all of it. Welliva was founded to end that contradiction.

We're building Health Assurance: a model designed from the ground up around whole-person, integrative care as the core—not an add-on. We cover health creation, not just sickness management.

Integrative bodywork treatment Practitioner with patient
What We Believe

Principles that guide us.

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Prevention-centered

Every plan is designed around health creation, education, and lifestyle support—not reactive sickness management.

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Provider-led

Licensed practitioners govern care. Technology supports them—Provider-in-the-Loop is not a tagline, it's the architecture.

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Transparent & trusted

Credentialed providers, clear information, no ghost networks. You always know who is caring for you and why.

Leadership

The team & advisors.

Amita Nathwani
Co-Founder & CEO

Amita Nathwani, MA, Ayurveda

Ayurvedic practitioner, educator, author, and healthcare innovator with 25+ years of clinical experience. Fellowship Faculty at the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine and Faculty at Sonoran University.

Sachin Bedi
Co-Founder & CTO

Sachin Bedi, MBA

Leads Welliva's technology vision—from HIPAA-compliant EHR infrastructure and member app to smart wearable integrations and the digital provider platform. Engineering rigor for a space long underserved by technology.

Dr. Lise Alschuler
Strategic Clinical Advisor

Dr. Lise Alschuler, ND, FABNO

President & CEO of Sonoran University of Health Sciences and one of North America's foremost voices in naturopathic medicine. Guides Welliva's clinical standards, credentialing, and evidence-informed care design.

Want to be part of building Health Assurance?

Whether you're a member, employer, practitioner, or investor—there's a path in.