Head-to-head · Cost-Efficiency Index
Trava Health vs HealthRX
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 HealthHealthRX
Shoppers who want the whole term ladder published before intake and are reading it carefully enough to spot which rung the headline came from.
Visit HealthRXThe verdict
Trava Health takes it, leading the Cost-Efficiency Index 78 to 74. 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. HealthRX still earns a C — Shoppers who want the whole term ladder published before intake and are reading it carefully enough to spot which rung the headline came from.
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 | HealthRX |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-Efficiency Index | 78/100 | 74/100 |
| Semaglutide / mo | $88/mo (starting dose, compounded) | $190/mo (all doses, compounded) |
| Tirzepatide / mo | $178/mo (starting dose, compounded) | $239/mo (all doses, compounded) |
| Semaglutide / yr (modeled) | $1,056 | $2,280 |
| Tirzepatide / yr (modeled) | $2,136 | $2,868 |
| Coverage | All 50 states | All 50 states |
| Oral / sublingual | No | No |
| Brand-name access | Yes | Compounded only |
| Rank here | #39 | #46 |
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
HealthRX
74/100Where the value is
- All 50 states, printed in the site's own header strip rather than left to the intake quiz
- Specific, checkable LegitScript certificate number (50087439) rather than just a generic badge image
- "Same price at every dose" policy avoids dose-based price creep
The tradeoffs
- The advertised $99 and $179 are twelve-month prepay rungs — $1,188 and $2,148 up front. The standing month-to-month rates are $190 and $239, roughly double and a third higher
- A second discount is stacked on the same headline: $99 semaglutide and $149 tirzepatide are also first-month intro rates on the monthly plan, so month two costs more than month one
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.