Head-to-head · Cost-Efficiency Index
MyDrHank 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.
MyDrHank
Needle-averse shoppers who want a daily semaglutide tablet, have decided a twelve-month commitment is acceptable, and value a price that never moves as the dose climbs more than a low sticker.
Visit MyDrHankElara 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
Elara Health and Wellness takes it, leading the Cost-Efficiency Index 67 to 65. Elara Health and Wellness (parent: JTE Medical, LLC; clinical care via Openloop Healthcare Partners, PC under CMO Jonah Mink, MD) is a bundled-care compounded GLP-1 telehealth platform: quarterly labs, physician visits. MyDrHank still earns a C — Needle-averse shoppers who want a daily semaglutide tablet, have decided a twelve-month commitment is acceptable, and value a price that never moves as the dose climbs more than a low sticker.
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 Elara Health and 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 | MyDrHank | Elara Health and Wellness |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-Efficiency Index | 65/100 | 67/100 |
| Semaglutide / mo | $249/mo oral, $259/mo injectable (yearly prepay: $171 / $178) | $183/mo (starting dose, yearly plan, plus a separate fee, compounded) |
| Tirzepatide / mo | $349/mo month-to-month ($240/mo only on a year prepaid) | $268/mo (starting dose, bundle, compounded) |
| Semaglutide / yr (modeled) | $2,988 | $2,196 |
| Tirzepatide / yr (modeled) | $4,188 | $3,216 |
| Coverage | Not published; program excludes KS, LA, MS, NM, ND, WV | All 50 states |
| Oral / sublingual | Yes | Yes |
| Brand-name access | Compounded only | Compounded only |
| Rank here | #130 | #133 |
MyDrHank
65/100Where the value is
- The price does not change as your dose is titrated up — its FAQ states it plainly ("The price stays the same at every dose — no surprise price increases"), and dose-indexed pricing is the single most common way a cheap first month becomes an expensive fourth one
- A genuine oral route on semaglutide: a daily tablet, including one compounded with low-dose ondansetron specifically to blunt the nausea that ends most GLP-1 courses early
- The entire price ladder is public — monthly, quarterly, 6-month and yearly, with the total for each term printed beside the per-month figure — before any quiz, intake or email capture
The tradeoffs
- EVERY price the site advertises is a twelve-month prepay rate, and not by accident: the price display is coded to return the cheapest term in the ladder, so "From $X/mo" is always the yearly figure. No page shows a month-to-month rate beside it
- What the twelve months actually cost, up front: oral semaglutide $2,057 to reach the advertised $171/mo, injectable semaglutide $2,140 to reach $178/mo, and tirzepatide $2,883 to reach $240/mo
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.