Healthicare vs NuuVim
NuuVim costs $95 less a month, and both sell semaglutide and tirzepatide.
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Healthicare
Best for: moving between compounded and brand without changing seller
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If you are choosing between Healthicare and NuuVim, the first difference is cost: NuuVim is $95 a month cheaper at the entry price. Both prescribe semaglutide and tirzepatide, so moving from one to the other would not change your drug. NuuVim leads our six-part score, 7.7 to 7.4.
Healthicare vs NuuVim price
NuuVim is the cheaper way in: $79 a month against $174 a month at Healthicare. That is $95 less each month (55% lower), or about $1,140 over a year of treatment.
Drug by drug: Semaglutide is cheaper at NuuVim ($79 a month vs $174 a month); tirzepatide is cheaper at NuuVim ($133 a month vs $264 a month).
Medications and formats
Both sell semaglutide and tirzepatide.
On format they match: each offers compounded injections, an oral option and brand-name pens.
Where each one treats patients
Neither Healthicare nor NuuVim publishes the states it serves, so enter your state at the very start of each sign-up.
Pricing
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)
NuuVim
What each price covers
Both prices cover the medication itself and shipping.
Healthicare's price also covers the clinician visit and coaching, which NuuVim does not claim.
Healthicare is silent on lab work.
NuuVim is silent on the clinician visit, lab work and coaching.
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
NuuVim
Covered by the monthly price
Medication
In the price
Clinician visits
Not stated
Shipping
In the price
Lab work
Not stated
Coaching
Not stated
Where each one scores higher
Overall, NuuVim scores 7.7 and Healthicare 7.4 out of 10.
Healthicare is stronger on trust & safety (6.5 vs 3.5) and support (8.5 vs 4.5).
NuuVim is stronger on value (10.0 vs 5.4).
Effectiveness, user experience and accessibility are within half a point.
Healthicare
7.4/10
NuuVim
7.7/10
Value25%
Effectiveness25%
User Experience15%
Trust & Safety15%
Accessibility10%
Support10%
FDA warning letters
Neither Healthicare nor NuuVim has an FDA warning letter on record with us.
Features & Coverage
| Feature | Healthicare | NuuVim |
|---|---|---|
| Starting Price | $174/mo | ✓$79/mo |
| Features | ✓8 features | 7 features |
| States Available | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Compounded | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Brand Name | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| FSA/HSA Accepted | — | — |
| FDA Warning Letters | None | None |
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 →About NuuVim
NuuVim advertises compounded semaglutide from $79/month and tirzepatide from $133/month for new users, flat across all doses with no extra fees. The Texas-based program sells both injectable and oral forms, an uncommon oral option here, plus limited brand-name Ozempic and Zepbound. It is LegitScript-certified and HIPAA-compliant, serves all 50 states plus DC, and names two pharmacy partners.
Read our full NuuVim review →Pros & Cons
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
NuuVim
What we like
- Semaglutide costs $79 a month, 57% below the $184 median for compounded semaglutide across the sellers we compare
- Tirzepatide costs $133 a month, 47% below 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 and shipping
- We found no FDA warning letters issued to NuuVim
- 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
NuuVim wins this one, 7.7 to 7.4, above all for semaglutide at $79/month, 58% below the typical price. It also costs $95 less each month than Healthicare. Healthicare fits better if moving between compounded and brand without changing seller is your priority.
Choose Healthicare if…
You want moving between compounded and brand without changing seller and an opening price near $174 a month.
Choose NuuVim if…
You want semaglutide at $79/month, 58% below the typical price and an opening price near $79 a month.
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