GoodLife Health Review

GoodLife Health in one paragraph

GoodLife Health is an online primary care membership, not a GLP-1 storefront. You pay $299 a month for a clinician, monthly check-ins, messaging and four lab panels a year, and the medication is a separate bill from the pharmacy. It prescribes only FDA-approved brand-name drugs: Wegovy, Ozempic, Zepbound and Mounjaro, plus hormone and thyroid therapy. Its terms say it does not provide compounded GLP-1 medications at all. Membership starts with a two-month commitment.

What the $299 covers, and what it does not

The pricing page lists one plan, the Cardiometabolic Optimization Membership. The fee is the same whichever drug or dose you are prescribed, and the site says it takes no margin on the medication.

• Labs: one panel every 90 days, four a year, drawn at a local Quest location. The nine tests per panel include ApoB, Lp(a), hs-CRP, A1c and fasting insulin. Extra labs are billed by the lab.
• Visits: a 30-minute video intake with your assigned clinician, then monthly check-ins and a fuller review every quarter
• Messaging: secure chat with the clinical team inside the member portal; the site says non-urgent questions are answered within 24 hours and urgent ones the same day
• Not included: the medication. Insurance is not accepted for the fee, though the site says many members pay it with HSA or FSA money

How you pay for the medication

This is the part to plan for. Your clinician sends the prescription to the cheapest channel for your dose: the manufacturer programs (LillyDirect for Zepbound, NovoCare for Wegovy), a partner pharmacy network the site does not name, or your own insurance if your plan covers it. The pharmacy ships to you and bills you at its own price. GoodLife Health does not bill your insurer and says it is not part of that transaction.

The site quotes no medication price. It says it has no stake in the number, so your monthly total is $299 plus whatever the pharmacy or manufacturer program charges you. Before you join, price the drug itself: what brand GLP-1s cost without insurance and how coverage approvals work show what that second bill can look like.

How signing up works

• 1. Five questions. The eligibility check asks about your past care and goals, not your medical history.
• 2. Checkout. The first two months of membership are held on your card, not charged. The terms say the charge goes through only once a clinician accepts you.
• 3. Portal steps. You complete a clinical questionnaire, verify your identity and book your first lab draw.
• 4. Video visit. You meet your clinician for 30 minutes. The site says labs usually return within a week of the draw.
• 5. Prescription. If a GLP-1 is right for you, the prescription goes to the pharmacy. The site says the path from eligibility check to first prescription typically takes a few weeks.

That is slower than sellers that prescribe after one intake form, and the site presents the labs-first start as deliberate.

Who provides the care

The corporate structure page names two Arizona corporations at a shared Tucson address. GoodLife Health Professional Corporation, the medical practice, is wholly owned by Kristin Makinajyan, DNP, a board-certified family nurse practitioner. GoodLife Health Management Inc runs the technology, billing and support. Your membership agreement is with both.

Direct medical care is delivered by physicians of Beluga Health, P.A., a separate Florida professional association that works as an independent contractor under GoodLife Health's protocols. That makes three companies behind one brand, a common setup explained in who actually runs a GLP-1 brand. GoodLife Health is not a pharmacy and never handles medication. The site says it is LegitScript certified.

The brand is new. Its terms took effect in July 2026, and the reviews page shows seven five-star reviews, all hosted on its own site, with most of the quoted reviews naming the co-founder clinician.

States

GoodLife Health says it serves all 50 states through Beluga Health's physicians; Washington, DC is not mentioned. See our state-by-state guide for other options where you live.

Cancellation and refunds

• If you are not accepted: the card hold is released and nothing is charged
• Once you are accepted: the two-month payment is charged and is not refundable, except as required by law
• From month three: membership runs month to month, and you can cancel from the member portal or by contacting support; billing stops at the next cycle
• Partial months: no pro-rated refunds
• Renewal: the membership renews automatically until you cancel

Disputes go to binding individual arbitration, with a class action waiver you can opt out of in writing within 30 days of agreeing to the terms. To see how this compares, other GLP-1 sellers' cancellation and refund policies show who lets you stop monthly from the start.

Where its own pages disagree

• A banner on every page says Cancel Anytime and No Long-Term Contract, while the pricing page and terms require the two-month commitment first
• Section 5.3 of the terms includes four lab panels a year, but Section 7 says the membership covers clinical care only and that labs are billed separately by the lab
• The how-it-works page lists monthly nurse check-ins, while other pages describe monthly clinical check-ins with your clinician
• No phone number is listed; support runs through chat in the member portal, which non-members cannot reach

The pricing page is the clearest statement that the four panels are included. Ask support to confirm it in writing before you are charged.

Who it suits, and who should look elsewhere

It suits someone who wants brand-name semaglutide or tirzepatide managed by one clinician, with quarterly labs, and who has insurance coverage or a manufacturer program for the drug itself. It also suits someone who wants hormone or thyroid care under the same fee.

Look elsewhere if you want the lowest monthly total, since the membership comes on top of a brand-name drug bill. The same applies if you want a prescription within days, phone support, or the freedom to leave after the first month. GoodLife Health does not offer compounded drugs, which are not FDA-approved products. Our scoring methodology explains how these trade-offs are weighed.

Bottom line

GoodLife Health charges $299 a month for a clinician and four lab panels a year, and leaves the brand-name medication to the pharmacy. That suits someone who values labs and continuity more than price. The costs are a two-month commitment that is not refundable once you are accepted, a separate drug bill the site will not estimate, and terms that disagree on whether labs are included.

The nearest comparisons we review to GoodLife Health are WellMedRx ($49/month) and Collective ($59/month + membership); both are worth reading before you decide.