Head-to-head · Cost-Efficiency Index
Trava Health vs Enhance MD
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.
Trava Health
Shoppers who verify the actual quoted price and their state's eligibility directly at checkout before trusting the homepage banner.
Visit Trava HealthEnhance MD
Shoppers who want to see every price on the ladder before they commit, value dose-flat billing and routine lab monitoring, and don't need a brand-name or oral route.
Visit Enhance MDThe verdict
Trava Health takes it, leading the Cost-Efficiency Index 78 to 75. Trava Health (Houston, TX) is a compounded GLP-1 telehealth brand whose homepage 'As Low As' pricing was unstable across repeated visits today and whose own Terms of Service states the service is 'currently only available' in Texas. Enhance MD still earns a C — Shoppers who want to see every price on the ladder before they commit, value dose-flat billing and routine lab monitoring, and don't need a brand-name or oral route.
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 Trava 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 | Trava Health | Enhance MD |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-Efficiency Index | 78/100 | 75/100 |
| Semaglutide / mo | $88/mo (starting dose, compounded) | $212/mo (first month $112) |
| Tirzepatide / mo | $178/mo (starting dose, compounded) | $280/mo (first month $180) |
| Semaglutide / yr (modeled) | $1,056 | $2,544 |
| Tirzepatide / yr (modeled) | $2,136 | $3,360 |
| Coverage | All 50 states | Not disclosed |
| Oral / sublingual | No | No |
| Brand-name access | Yes | Compounded only |
| Rank here | #39 | #43 |
Trava Health
78/100Where the value is
- Transparent quarterly-package discount is disclosed in dollar terms, not just a vague percentage
- HSA/FSA eligible
- Named legal entity and Houston, TX address disclosed in the Terms of Service
The tradeoffs
- Homepage 'As low as' price for semaglutide was NOT stable across repeated reads today ($88.65 vs $117.96) — this is a live, in-session finding, not a hypothetical risk
- Trava's own Terms of Service states the service is 'currently only available to individuals who are located in Texas,' contradicting nationwide/50-state marketing claims elsewhere on the site — unresolved contradiction
Enhance MD
75/100Where the value is
- Fully published, dose-flat tiered pricing — sema $212/mo, tirz $280/mo, microdose $169/mo, sema+tirz combo $322/mo — no quiz or quote wall
- The rate does not climb as your dose is titrated up, unlike per-mg pricing elsewhere in this ranking
- Routine lab work at the 6-month mark plus ongoing provider messaging is bundled into the price, not sold separately
The tradeoffs
- Compounded only — no FDA-approved brand-name route (no Wegovy, Ozempic, Mounjaro or Zepbound)
- No oral or sublingual GLP-1 option (injection only)
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.