Health Is Hers
Your health. Your choice. Your right.
Founded by Charlotte Rotonda
Confidential women's telehealth for high school and college students nationwide. Because your zip code should never determine your healthcare.
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Your health. Your choice. Your right.
Founded by Charlotte Rotonda
Confidential women's telehealth for high school and college students nationwide. Because your zip code should never determine your healthcare.
While I was reviewing the Medina v. Planned Parenthood decision, it became very clear to me how legal structures shape women's access to healthcare. The ruling did not directly prohibit care, but it limited the ability of Medicaid patients to challenge state decisions. In doing so, it revealed that access to health care is not defined solely by availability, but by whether legal systems permit individuals to contest restrictions placed upon that access. For many young women, especially students, this carries immediate consequences, as barriers to care become more difficult to navigate and resolve.
This realization led me to create HealthIsHers, an initiative to expand access to healthcare by ensuring that young women can make informed decisions with privacy and autonomy. My platform is designed to address practical barriers such as cost, accessibility, and uncertainty by providing a direct and safe pathway to care. In support of this goal, I partnered with LifeMD to build a system through which students can connect immediately with licensed medical providers through secure and accessible online consultations.
My work is guided by the principle that access to healthcare should not depend on geography or circumstance. When it does, the effects extend beyond health and begin to shape a student's ability to participate fully in her education and daily life.
HealthIsHers reflects my commitment to addressing these inequities by making access to healthcare more consistent, more reliable, and more equitable for the students who need it.
In June 2025, the Supreme Court ruled in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic that states can now exclude qualified healthcare providers from Medicaid for political reasons, not medical ones.
In South Carolina and beyond, thousands of young women on Medicaid can no longer use their coverage at Planned Parenthood for any services. Birth control, STI testing, cancer screenings, annual exams, and trusted providers they depended on are now gone.
The Court ruled 6 to 3 that Medicaid patients have no legal right to sue to enforce their freedom to choose a qualified provider. This opens the door for every state to follow.
The students who are hurt the most are the ones who already face the greatest barriers: low income students, students of color, first generation college students, and young women in rural areas.
Through my partnership with LifeMD, students access board certified providers on a HIPAA compliant platform, confidentially, from any device.
Consultations and prescriptions for pills, patches, and rings. Delivered directly to your door or campus pharmacy.
Fully Available via TelehealthPlan B, Ella, and other emergency options prescribed through a virtual visit when time is critical.
Fully Available via TelehealthVirtual consultations, lab orders through partner labs, and prescriptions for treatment, all coordinated remotely.
Fully Available via TelehealthGet diagnosed and receive a prescription in a single virtual visit. No waiting room needed.
Fully Available via TelehealthConsultations for irregular periods, painful cycles, PCOS concerns, and hormonal treatment options.
Fully Available via TelehealthWellness consultations, health education, and guidance from licensed providers. Plus referrals for in person care when needed.
Fully Available via TelehealthA service by service comparison of what young women on Medicaid lost and what HealthIsHers, powered by LifeMD, brings back.
| Service Lost (Planned Parenthood / Medicaid) | Restored? | How LifeMD Delivers It |
|---|---|---|
| Birth control consultations & prescriptions | YES | Virtual prescriptions for pills, patches, rings delivered to campus pharmacy or home |
| Emergency contraception | YES | Plan B and Ella prescribed via virtual consultation with direct delivery |
| STI testing & treatment | YES | Virtual consult + lab orders through partner labs + remote prescriptions |
| UTI & yeast infection treatment | YES | Diagnosis and prescription in a single virtual visit |
| Period regulation & hormonal health | YES | Hormonal treatment consultations and prescriptions via telehealth |
| General women's health consultations | YES | Primary care consultations, health education, and wellness guidance |
| Pregnancy counseling & referrals | PARTIAL | Initial guidance and referrals; ongoing prenatal care requires in person provider |
| Cancer screenings (Pap smears, breast exams) | REFERRAL | Guidance on when you need screening + referrals to local providers |
| IUD & implant insertion | REFERRAL | Consultation on best method + connection to local provider for procedure |
Access care in four simple steps from any device, anywhere in the country.
Enter HealthIsHers for a discounted first consultation.
Connect with a board certified physician or nurse practitioner via secure video, 24/7, confidentially.
Receive prescriptions delivered to your campus pharmacy or home. Use your insurance or pay a low flat rate.
Presidents, provosts, and student health leaders at universities across the country have written to Charlotte about HealthIsHers.
I appreciate the passion, thoughtfulness, and determination you have demonstrated in advancing this initiative, and I commend your commitment to improving access to women's health care.
How extraordinary that you have been able to establish such a resource for young women to address their health care needs!
I appreciate the initiative you have shown in identifying gaps in access to care and working to address them. I look forward to learning more.
A very comprehensive website — I'm deeply impressed with the work that you've done and the clear commitment you have to increasing important access to healthcare for needed populations… the RPI community will be cheering you on!
I commend your initiative and the care you have taken to address important challenges in access to healthcare for students… I wish you continued success as you advance this important effort.
I want to commend you on the initiative, leadership, and commitment you have demonstrated in founding HealthIsHers. It is inspiring to see such thoughtful and solutions-oriented advocacy at this stage in your academic career. Your dedication to expanding access and addressing gaps in care is both timely and meaningful.
It's impressive to see the initiative and commitment you've brought to addressing access to care for students, particularly at such an early stage in your career.
I appreciate your outreach and your dedication to improving women's access to essential health care.
I was impressed by your vision and your focus on improving access to women's health services for students. Identifying a real gap in services for many women in the United States and taking the initiative to address it is truly commendable.
This is an impressive accomplishment!
Thank you for your note and for sharing the important work you are leading through HealthIsHers. Your commitment to expanding access to care for students, particularly those facing barriers, is both timely and commendable.
I am impressed by the initiative, leadership, and commitment to improving access to healthcare that you have demonstrated. Your dedication to addressing barriers to care for students is admirable, and I appreciate the thoughtful work you have invested in developing this resource.
Thank you for sending over information on HealthIsHers and your important work towards women's wellness.
HealthIsHers is designed to reach the young women most affected by the Medina decision and systemic healthcare gaps.
Students who may not know how to navigate insurance, find a provider, or access care independently for the first time.
The students hit hardest by Medina, those who relied on Planned Parenthood as their primary or only provider.
Young women who already face healthcare disparities and have fewer alternative providers in their communities.
Especially those in South Carolina, and any state that follows in excluding providers from Medicaid for political reasons.
LifeMD is a leading national telehealth platform providing virtual primary care through board certified physicians and nurse practitioners.
No matter where a student goes to school, LifeMD providers can see them and prescribe treatment legally in their state.
Every consultation is 100% private. No one, not parents, not the school, sees your health information.
Access care from your phone, tablet, or laptop, day or night, on campus or at home.
Prescriptions sent to your campus pharmacy or delivered to your door using your insurance.
LifeMD is in network with major insurance carriers. Students pay only their copay, like walking into a CityMD.
Students use the code for a discounted first consultation, removing the cost barrier entirely.
Access confidential women's health care right now from any device, in any state.
Whether you're a university administrator, high school leader, or student who wants to bring this resource to your campus, Charlotte would love to hear from you.