Head-to-head · Cost-Efficiency Index
Independent Wellness vs YOURx 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.
Independent Wellness
Shoppers who want included lab testing from a single named FNP-C, PENDING re-verification of price and state count.
Visit Independent WellnessYOURx Health
Cost-first shoppers who want comparing real per-product flat pricing without needing a published state list up front.
Visit YOURx HealthThe verdict
Independent Wellness and YOURx Health tie on the Cost-Efficiency Index at 68/100, so neither wins outright on the numbers. For most shoppers we'd start with Independent Wellness (ranked #117, a hair above #124) — Shoppers who want included lab testing from a single named FNP-C, PENDING re-verification of price and state count. But YOURx 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 Independent Wellness.
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 | Independent Wellness | YOURx Health |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-Efficiency Index | 68/100 | 68/100 |
| Semaglutide / mo | $249/mo (compounded) | $169/mo (all doses, promotional rate, bundle, compounded) |
| Tirzepatide / mo | $379/mo (compounded) | $189/mo (all doses, promotional rate, compounded) |
| Semaglutide / yr (modeled) | $2,988 | $2,028 |
| Tirzepatide / yr (modeled) | $4,548 | $2,268 |
| Coverage | All 50 states | Coverage not published |
| Oral / sublingual | No | Yes |
| Brand-name access | Compounded only | Compounded only |
| Rank here | #117 | #124 |
Independent Wellness
68/100Where the value is
- Named provider (Bonnie Lea Davis, FNP-C) rather than an anonymous clinician pool
- Lab testing (Quest Labs) stated as included at no extra cost, per indexed content
- Oral sublingual option available in addition to injectables
The tradeoffs
- Site returned 403 Forbidden to every direct access attempt today — nothing here was independently confirmed live, only reconstructed from search snippets
- Search-indexed state coverage (~20 states) conflicts with the current dataset's 'All 50 states' claim — this needs resolving before either number is trusted
YOURx Health
68/100Where the value is
- Real per-product pricing published on individual treatment pages, not just a vague 'starting at' banner: $169/mo semaglutide injection, $189/mo tirzepatide injection, $159/mo and $179/mo oral-tablet equivalents
- Listed price is genuinely all-in — physician consultation, supplies, and shipping are bundled with no separate visit or shipping fee shown
- Both injectable and oral (RDT tablet) formulations offered for each drug, a needle-free option many peer sites lack
The tradeoffs
- Every price is explicitly labeled 'New Patient' with no disclosure of what it becomes afterward — the true ongoing cost is unknown
- The homepage's state-coverage counter literally reads 'Coverage 0 States,' a broken/placeholder metric that leaves real coverage unverifiable from the site itself
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.