Head-to-head · Cost-Efficiency Index
Form Health vs Heros Health
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.
Form Health
Cost-first shoppers who want insured patients wanting a physician-plus-dietitian care team without cash-pay compounded medication.
Visit Form HealthHeros Health
Cost-first shoppers who want compounded GLP-1s with a 90-day money-back guarantee.
Visit Heros HealthThe verdict
Form Health and Heros Health tie on the Cost-Efficiency Index at 53/100, so neither wins outright on the numbers. For most shoppers we'd start with Form Health (ranked #371, a hair above #373) — Cost-first shoppers who want insured patients wanting a physician-plus-dietitian care team without cash-pay compounded medication. But Heros Health 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 Form 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 | Form Health | Heros Health |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-Efficiency Index | 53/100 | 53/100 |
| Semaglutide / mo | Not disclosed | $199/mo (compounded) |
| Tirzepatide / mo | Not disclosed | $199/mo (compounded) |
| Semaglutide / yr (modeled) | — | $2,388 |
| Tirzepatide / yr (modeled) | — | $2,388 |
| Coverage | All 50 states | Coverage not published |
| Oral / sublingual | No | No |
| Brand-name access | Yes | Compounded only |
| Rank here | #371 | #373 |
Form Health
53/100Where the value is
- Accepts major insurance including Medicare, Aetna, Cigna, BCBS, United
- Physicians are American Board of Obesity Medicine certified
- Pairs every patient with a registered dietitian, not just a prescriber
The tradeoffs
- No cash-pay price disclosed anywhere -- cost is entirely insurance-dependent and opaque to the uninsured
- No compounded-medication option found, limiting access for patients priced out of branded drugs
Heros Health
53/100Where the value is
- Compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide on a flat program price, not tiered by dose
- Transparent pricing: $149 first month, then $199/mo (or $165/mo on the 3-month plan)
- 90-day money-back guarantee on GLP-1 treatment
The tradeoffs
- Compounded GLP-1s are not FDA-approved finished products
- Specific 503A pharmacy partner is not named publicly
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.