GOAL.MD vs Healthicare
Healthicare costs $5 less a month, and both sell semaglutide and tirzepatide.
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Healthicare
Best for: moving between compounded and brand without changing seller
Visit Healthicare →If you are choosing between GOAL.MD and Healthicare, the first difference is cost: Healthicare is $5 a month cheaper at the entry price. Both prescribe semaglutide and tirzepatide, so moving from one to the other would not change your drug. GOAL.MD leads our six-part score, 7.8 to 7.4.
GOAL.MD vs Healthicare price
Healthicare is the cheaper way in: $174 a month against $179 a month at GOAL.MD. That is $5 less each month (3% lower), or about $60 over a year of treatment.
Drug by drug: Semaglutide is cheaper at Healthicare ($174 a month vs $179 a month); tirzepatide is cheaper at GOAL.MD ($249 a month vs $264 a month).
Medications and formats
Both sell semaglutide and tirzepatide.
On format, GOAL.MD prices compounded injections and brand-name pens, while Healthicare prices compounded injections, an oral option and brand-name pens.
Where each one treats patients
GOAL.MD lists 50 states, and Healthicare does not publish where it ships.
Pricing
GOAL.MD
Personalized (compounded) tirzepatide from $249/mo new-patient first month; brand Zepbound from $394/mo
Healthicare
$174/mo billed monthly; $147.90/mo on the 3-month plan ($443.70 billed every 3 months)
$264/mo billed monthly; $224.40/mo on the 3-month plan ($673.20 billed every 3 months)
$149.99 first month ($100 off), $249.99/mo after
From $1,299.99/mo; first month From $1,199.99 ($100 off)
What each price covers
Both prices cover the clinician visit, the medication itself, shipping and coaching.
GOAL.MD is silent on lab work.
Healthicare is silent on lab work.
GOAL.MD
Covered by the monthly price
Medication
In the price
Clinician visits
In the price
Shipping
In the price
Lab work
Not stated
Coaching
In the price
Healthicare
Covered by the monthly price
Medication
In the price
Clinician visits
In the price
Shipping
In the price
Lab work
Not stated
Coaching
In the price
Where each one scores higher
Overall, GOAL.MD scores 7.8 and Healthicare 7.4 out of 10.
GOAL.MD is stronger on accessibility (10.0 vs 5.0).
Value, effectiveness, user experience, trust & safety and support are within half a point.
GOAL.MD
7.8/10
Healthicare
7.4/10
Value25%
Effectiveness25%
User Experience15%
Trust & Safety15%
Accessibility10%
Support10%
FDA warning letters
Neither GOAL.MD nor Healthicare has an FDA warning letter on record with us.
Features & Coverage
| Feature | GOAL.MD | Healthicare |
|---|---|---|
| Starting Price | $179/mo | ✓$174/mo |
| Features | 8 features | 8 features |
| States Available | 50 | Not disclosed |
| Compounded | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Brand Name | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| FSA/HSA Accepted | — | — |
| FDA Warning Letters | None | None |
About GOAL.MD
GOAL.MD is a St. Louis-based telehealth platform. Compounded semaglutide starts at $179/mo, brand Ozempic and Wegovy from $294/mo, and Zepbound from $394/mo, with brand pen pricing published by dose tier and offered as a bridge to the brand drugs. Renewals are manual with no auto-billing, and a nutrition coach is included free.
Read our full GOAL.MD review →About Healthicare
Two names Healthicare puts in public that most of this segment keeps quiet: Beluga Health, its clinical partner, and Jungle Jim's Pharmacy of Fairfield, OH, which dispenses. Coverage on this GLP-1 telehealth platform reaches 44 states. Compounded semaglutide opens at $147.90/mo, compounded tirzepatide at $224.40/mo. One account also reaches the full brand menu, Zepbound, Mounjaro, Wegovy, and Ozempic.
Read our full Healthicare review →Pros & Cons
GOAL.MD
What we like
- Semaglutide costs $179 a month, close to the $184 median for compounded semaglutide across the sellers we compare
- Tirzepatide costs $394 a month, 68% below the $1249 median for brand-name tirzepatide across the sellers we compare
- Shows its price before the medical questionnaire, so you can compare it without handing over health information
- The monthly price stays the same as your dose goes up
- The monthly price includes the medication, clinician visits, shipping and coaching
- Serves all 50 states
- We found no FDA warning letters issued to GOAL.MD
Watch-outs
- Ask which pharmacy fills the prescription before you pay, so you can check its license
- Its semaglutide and tirzepatide are compounded rather than FDA-approved, so they have not been reviewed by the agency for safety, effectiveness or manufacturing quality
Healthicare
What we like
- Semaglutide costs $174 a month, close to the $184 median for compounded semaglutide across the sellers we compare
- Tirzepatide costs $264 a month, close to the $250 median for compounded tirzepatide across the sellers we compare
- Shows its price before the medical questionnaire, so you can compare it without handing over health information
- The monthly price stays the same as your dose goes up
- The monthly price includes the medication, clinician visits, shipping and coaching
- We found no FDA warning letters issued to Healthicare
- Offers both oral and injectable options, so the format is your choice
Watch-outs
- Confirm it serves your state before you start the intake
- Ask which pharmacy fills the prescription before you pay, so you can check its license
- Its semaglutide and tirzepatide are compounded rather than FDA-approved, so they have not been reviewed by the agency for safety, effectiveness or manufacturing quality
Our Verdict
GOAL.MD wins this one, 7.8 to 7.4, above all for starting below a standard dose, with microdose tiers. Healthicare undercuts it by $5 a month, so if the monthly bill is what decides it, Healthicare is the pick. Healthicare fits better if moving between compounded and brand without changing seller is your priority.
Choose GOAL.MD if…
You want starting below a standard dose, with microdose tiers and an opening price near $179 a month.
Choose Healthicare if…
You want moving between compounded and brand without changing seller and an opening price near $174 a month.
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From $197/mo
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