Head-to-head · Cost-Efficiency Index
Mixx Health & Wellness vs Elara Health and 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.
Mixx 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 & WellnessElara Health and Wellness
Shoppers who want labs, physician visits, and coaching bundled into the medication price with no separate membership fee.
Visit Elara Health and WellnessThe verdict
Mixx Health & Wellness takes it, leading the Cost-Efficiency Index 68 to 67. Mixx Health & Wellness is a compounded-GLP-1 telehealth clinic under medical director Dr. James David Lawrence III, MD (Georgia), sourcing 'Compounded GLP-1/GIP' from a named pharmacy, Promise Pharmacy (Palm Harbor, FL). Elara Health and Wellness still earns a C — Shoppers who want labs, physician visits, and coaching bundled into the medication price with no separate membership fee.
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 Mixx Health & 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 | Mixx Health & Wellness | Elara Health and Wellness |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-Efficiency Index | 68/100 | 67/100 |
| Semaglutide / mo | $120/mo (starting dose, compounded) | $183/mo (starting dose, yearly plan, plus a separate fee, compounded) |
| Tirzepatide / mo | Not disclosed | $268/mo (starting dose, bundle, compounded) |
| Semaglutide / yr (modeled) | $1,440 | $2,196 |
| Tirzepatide / yr (modeled) | — | $3,216 |
| Coverage | 44 states | All 50 states |
| Oral / sublingual | No | Yes |
| Brand-name access | Compounded only | Compounded only |
| Rank here | #126 | #133 |
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
Elara Health and Wellness
67/100Where the value is
- Corporate parent (JTE Medical, LLC) and medical director (Jonah Mink, MD, Openloop Healthcare Partners PC) are both publicly named — rare transparency for this market
- Four named 503A pharmacy partners with no ambiguity about who compounds the medication
- Bundled care model: quarterly labs, physician visits, and coaching included in the listed price, no separate membership fee
The tradeoffs
- The annual plan's advertised 'save $792/year' (sema) and 'save $858/year' (tirz) claims do not reconcile against the page's own monthly and annual figures — the discount being marketed isn't visible in the numbers actually published
- Oral semaglutide costs more than the injectable ($208 vs $183/mo) with no explanation offered
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.