Head-to-head · Cost-Efficiency Index
Joey Med vs Pomegranate 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.
Joey Med
Shoppers who want to pick a molecule-agnostic 'Core / Plus Core' tier and pay per 4, 8, or 12 weeks rather than a recurring monthly subscription.
Visit Joey MedPomegranate Health
Cost-first shoppers who want a no-membership compounded GLP-1 whose semaglutide price is published on the product page itself.
Visit Pomegranate HealthThe verdict
Joey Med and Pomegranate Health tie on the Cost-Efficiency Index at 54/100, so neither wins outright on the numbers. For most shoppers we'd start with Joey Med (ranked #356, a hair above #362) — Shoppers who want to pick a molecule-agnostic 'Core / Plus Core' tier and pay per 4, 8, or 12 weeks rather than a recurring monthly subscription. But Pomegranate 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 Joey Med.
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 | Joey Med | Pomegranate Health |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-Efficiency Index | 54/100 | 54/100 |
| Semaglutide / mo | $199/mo (promotional rate, compounded) | $119/mo (starting price, compounded) |
| Tirzepatide / mo | $275/mo (promotional rate, compounded) | $149/mo (Starter tier, compounded) |
| Semaglutide / yr (modeled) | $2,388 | $1,428 |
| Tirzepatide / yr (modeled) | $3,300 | $1,788 |
| Coverage | All 50 states | Coverage not published |
| Oral / sublingual | No | No |
| Brand-name access | Compounded only | Compounded only |
| Rank here | #356 | #362 |
Joey Med
54/100Where the value is
- The site's own embedded pricing data is fully itemized by tier (4/8/12 weeks) for all three products
- Molecule names are disclosed on the category page even though individual product pages use branded tier names
- Legal entity is disclosed via the site's own structured data: MD Telehealth Platform LLC DBA Joey Med
The tradeoffs
- The current roster's prices were stale: $279 was the crossed-out list price for semaglutide (actual: $199), and $399 belonged to the High Dose tirzepatide tier, not the standard $275 entry tier
- Drug names are buried under branded tier names on the product pages themselves
Pomegranate Health
54/100Where the value is
- No membership and no consultation fee — the site states 'No Membership required' and 'Transparent pricing, no hidden fees'
- The semaglutide price sits in the product page's own static HTML, so it can be read before any intake
- Shipping is included: 'shipped discreetly to your door at no extra cost'
The tradeoffs
- The tirzepatide price is not on the public site at all — it exists only inside the in-app pricing portal, and there is no standalone tirzepatide product page to read it from
- Both published figures are floors, a 'Starts @' and a Starter tier, and no price is published for the dose you titrate up to
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.