Head-to-head · Cost-Efficiency Index
Optimized Health vs TeleDocs360
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.
Optimized Health
Shoppers who want a simple, all-inclusive starting price with no separate visit or membership fee, in one of five served states.
Visit Optimized HealthTeleDocs360
Shoppers who want dose-tier pricing spelled out clearly upfront rather than a vague 'starting at' hook.
Visit TeleDocs360The verdict
Optimized Health and TeleDocs360 tie on the Cost-Efficiency Index at 55/100, so neither wins outright on the numbers. For most shoppers we'd start with Optimized Health (ranked #342, a hair above #347) — Shoppers who want a simple, all-inclusive starting price with no separate visit or membership fee, in one of five served states. But TeleDocs360 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 Optimized Health.
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 | Optimized Health | TeleDocs360 |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-Efficiency Index | 55/100 | 55/100 |
| Semaglutide / mo | $200/mo (starting dose, plus a separate fee, compounded) | $299/mo (compounded) |
| Tirzepatide / mo | $250/mo (starting dose, bundle, compounded) | $399/mo (compounded) |
| Semaglutide / yr (modeled) | $2,400 | $3,588 |
| Tirzepatide / yr (modeled) | $3,000 | $4,788 |
| Coverage | 5 states | Coverage not published |
| Oral / sublingual | Yes | Yes |
| Brand-name access | Compounded only | Compounded only |
| Rank here | #342 | #347 |
Optimized Health
55/100Where the value is
- Genuinely bundled pricing: the advertised $200/$250 figures are stated to include medication, monitoring, and provider care with 'no contracts'
- LegitScript certified, with the verification link published on-site
- HSA/FSA accepted
The tradeoffs
- Single-provider practice: Mathew Hammons, PA-C is named on-site as 'The Only Licensed Prescriber,' with no backup clinician or named medical director disclosed
- Telehealth is limited to just five states (Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Utah, Washington) plus one in-person Joplin, MO clinic
TeleDocs360
55/100Where the value is
- Rare in this category: pricing exceptions for higher doses are stated plainly, not buried
- One flat all-inclusive price (doctor, medication, shipping)
- Physician network (Impact Health) named
The tradeoffs
- No individual medical director named, only the physician network
- Compounding pharmacy partner not disclosed
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.