Head-to-head · Cost-Efficiency Index
AZ Health vs Healthicare
Two GLP-1 programs on the bench, scored on the same six factors. Here's how their real cost of ownership compares — and which one we'd start with.
AZ Health
Cost-first shoppers who want transparent flat-rate compounded GLP-1 pricing in the roughly half of states it covers, if you confirm eligibility first.
Visit AZ HealthHealthicare
Shoppers who want every line item of the price shown before checkout, in 44 states.
Visit HealthicareThe verdict
AZ Health and Healthicare tie on the Cost-Efficiency Index at 61/100, so neither wins outright on the numbers. For most shoppers we'd start with AZ Health (ranked #223, a hair above #228) — Cost-first shoppers who want transparent flat-rate compounded GLP-1 pricing in the roughly half of states it covers, if you confirm eligibility first. But Healthicare is a genuine coin-flip alternative here.
Worth knowing either way: our overall #1 pick is CoreAge Rx (Cost-Efficiency Index 94/100 — the top of the ranking). See how it stacks up: CoreAge Rx vs AZ Health.
Factor by factor
Both providers scored on our six Cost-Efficiency Index factors. The stronger side on each row is marked in teal.
Normalized Cost/Month
Price Transparency
Nationwide Access
Formulation Options
Clinical Oversight
Contract Flexibility
Pricing, coverage & formulary
The disclosed facts behind the scores. Lower price wins its row (teal).
| Spec | AZ Health | Healthicare |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-Efficiency Index | 61/100 | 61/100 |
| Semaglutide / mo | $179/mo (starting dose, compounded) | $174/mo (all doses, plus a separate fee, compounded) |
| Tirzepatide / mo | $199/mo (starting dose, compounded) | $264/mo (all doses, compounded) |
| Semaglutide / yr (modeled) | $2,148 | $2,088 |
| Tirzepatide / yr (modeled) | $2,388 | $3,168 |
| Coverage | Coverage not published | Coverage not published |
| Oral / sublingual | Yes | No |
| Brand-name access | Compounded only | Yes |
| Rank here | #223 | #228 |
AZ Health
61/100Where the value is
- Transparent flat monthly pricing published up front — semaglutide from $179/mo, tirzepatide from $199/mo, no insurance required
- Discloses plainly that compounded medications are not FDA-approved
- FSA/HSA eligible, free discreet shipping, and cancel-anytime language
The tradeoffs
- Coverage is stated only as '50% States Covered' with no state list published — you cannot confirm eligibility before starting
- The.org domain and thin site (an /faq link 404s) are unusual for a commercial telehealth business and warrant extra caution
Healthicare
61/100Where the value is
- Every component of the price is itemized on-page — medication, consult, prep, shipping, platform fee, and service fee are each individually listed rather than bundled into one opaque number
- Named medical director (Dr. Jonah Mink, Beluga Health) and named compounding pharmacy (Jungle Jim's Pharmacy/F&F Pharmacies, Fairfield, OH) with phone numbers for both
- No membership fee, same medication price regardless of dose, and 'cancel anytime, no commitments'
The tradeoffs
- Explicitly excluded from 10 states — CA, NV, NJ, NC, TX, MA, MS, NH, WV, DE — due to the pharmacy's dispensing license
- Brand-name first-month pricing ($1,199.99+) is at or above cash retail; the compounded tier is the only competitive option
Assume any provider we list may compensate us — we may earn a commission, at no cost to you. It never changes the Cost-Efficiency Index. Pricing, states and verification reflect each provider's public disclosures at last review; prices change — confirm on the provider's site. Not medical advice. See our disclosure.