Healthicare vs NuvaHealth
Healthicare and NuvaHealth both sell semaglutide and tirzepatide; this is how their prices, coverage and records differ.
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Healthicare
Best for: moving between compounded and brand without changing seller
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NuvaHealth
Best for: seeing what it charges before you answer any medical questions
Visit NuvaHealth →If you are choosing between Healthicare and NuvaHealth, price alone will not settle it. Both prescribe semaglutide and tirzepatide, so moving from one to the other would not change your drug. Healthicare leads our six-part score, 7.4 to 6.4.
Healthicare vs NuvaHealth price
NuvaHealth only publishes an introductory price, $139 for the first month, and does not say what month two costs. Healthicare lists $174 a month. Until NuvaHealth posts a standing rate, the two numbers are not a like-for-like comparison.
Drug by drug: Semaglutide is cheaper at NuvaHealth ($139 for the first month vs $174 a month); tirzepatide is cheaper at NuvaHealth ($229 for the first 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 NuvaHealth 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)
NuvaHealth
first month; ongoing price shown at checkout (month two)
first month; ongoing price shown at checkout (month two)
first month; ongoing price shown at checkout (month two)
first month; ongoing price shown at checkout (month two)
first month; ongoing price shown at checkout (month two)
first month; ongoing price shown at checkout (month two)
first month; ongoing price shown at checkout (month two)
What each price covers
Both prices cover the medication itself and shipping.
Healthicare's price also covers the clinician visit and coaching, which NuvaHealth does not claim.
Healthicare is silent on lab work.
NuvaHealth 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
NuvaHealth
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, Healthicare scores 7.4 and NuvaHealth 6.4 out of 10.
Healthicare is stronger on value (5.4 vs 3.0) and support (8.5 vs 4.5).
Effectiveness, user experience, trust & safety and accessibility are within half a point.
Healthicare
7.4/10
NuvaHealth
6.4/10
Value25%
Effectiveness25%
User Experience15%
Trust & Safety15%
Accessibility10%
Support10%
FDA warning letters
Neither Healthicare nor NuvaHealth has an FDA warning letter on record with us.
Features & Coverage
| Feature | Healthicare | NuvaHealth |
|---|---|---|
| Starting Price | $174/mo | $139 first month |
| Features | ✓8 features | 5 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 NuvaHealth
NuvaHealth advertises compounded semaglutide from $159 and compounded tirzepatide from $259, both first-month figures; standard ongoing pricing is disclosed at checkout after the medical intake. The program covers an online medical consultation, free shipping and 24/7 patient support, and the platform is LegitScript-certified. A Newark, DE address is listed. It does not disclose a specific legal entity name on the home page.
Read our full NuvaHealth 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
NuvaHealth
What we like
- Shows its price before the medical questionnaire, so you can compare it without handing over health information
- The monthly price includes the medication and shipping
- We found no FDA warning letters issued to NuvaHealth
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
Healthicare wins this one, 7.4 to 6.4, above all for moving between compounded and brand without changing seller. NuvaHealth fits better if seeing what it charges before you answer any medical questions 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 NuvaHealth if…
You want seeing what it charges before you answer any medical questions.
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Flat any-dose pricing, if you can absorb a $199 annual membership on top
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Tirzepatide at $169/month, 37% below the typical price
From $149/mo
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Knowing which pharmacy fills the vial: it names Belmar Pharmacy
From $199/mo
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