Head-to-head · Cost-Efficiency Index
Medical Health Institute vs Mixx Health & Wellness
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.
Medical Health Institute
Shoppers comparing across TRT, peptides, and weight loss under one provider who don't need public pricing detail up front.
Visit Medical Health InstituteMixx Health & Wellness
Cost-first shoppers who want wanting a named medical director and named compounding pharmacy, and requesting a tirzepatide quote directly since it isn't published.
Visit Mixx Health & WellnessThe verdict
Medical Health Institute and Mixx Health & Wellness tie on the Cost-Efficiency Index at 68/100, so neither wins outright on the numbers. For most shoppers we'd start with Medical Health Institute (ranked #125, a hair above #126) — Shoppers comparing across TRT, peptides, and weight loss under one provider who don't need public pricing detail up front. But Mixx Health & Wellness 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 Medical Health Institute.
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 | Medical Health Institute | Mixx Health & Wellness |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-Efficiency Index | 68/100 | 68/100 |
| Semaglutide / mo | $100/mo (all doses, compounded) | $120/mo (starting dose, compounded) |
| Tirzepatide / mo | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Semaglutide / yr (modeled) | $1,200 | $1,440 |
| Tirzepatide / yr (modeled) | — | — |
| Coverage | Coverage not published | 44 states |
| Oral / sublingual | No | No |
| Brand-name access | Compounded only | Compounded only |
| Rank here | #125 | #126 |
Medical Health Institute
68/100Where the value is
- Advertises a competitively low $100/mo entry price for GLP-1 weight loss
- Offers multiple service lines (weight loss, TRT, peptide therapy) under one provider
- LegitScript and HIPAA-compliance badges both displayed on the homepage
The tradeoffs
- The $100/mo headline price carries the company's own asterisk — '*Based on pharmacy availability' — meaning it is explicitly not a guaranteed rate before intake
- No dose tier or even which drug (semaglutide vs. tirzepatide) the $100 figure applies to is disclosed anywhere public
Mixx Health & Wellness
68/100Where the value is
- Named medical director (Dr. James David Lawrence III, MD) and a named, address-and-phone-verified compounding pharmacy (Promise Pharmacy, Palm Harbor, FL) — most peer sites in this batch disclose neither
- Free ($0) consultation and 'Unlimited Check-ins' with no extra charge stated
- Licensed in a genuinely large footprint — 44 states per the site's own count
The tradeoffs
- The only published price, 'Plans starting at $120/mo,' is not broken out by drug — there is no separate tirzepatide/GIP price anywhere on the site even though tirzepatide is clearly offered through the same pharmacy
- A $125 cancellation/prescription-change fee applies if requested within 24 hours of payment, and all payments are stated to be final with non-refundable prescriptions
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.