The short version
When your insurance plan covers GLP-1 weight loss medication, prior authorization (PA) is the gate. Get PA approved and your monthly out-of-pocket can drop from $300+ to $0-$50. The labor of getting PA approved is real — paperwork, lab orders, BMI documentation, comorbidity attestations. Programs vary by an order of magnitude in how well they handle this work.
What we considered
- Track record on prior authorization approvals
- PCP availability (real video consults vs async forms)
- Lab work integration (do they order, follow up, integrate results?)
- Insurance navigation labor included in the membership fee
Top pick: PlushCare
PlushCare
Telehealth PCPs who do GLP-1 prescribing well — if you have insurance
Starts From
$19.99/mo
+ medication separate
Lock-In
Month-to-month
Score
7.2
PlushCare's primary-care telehealth model means you talk to a real PCP who has written hundreds of GLP-1 prescriptions and knows which insurance plans cover what. Their PA approval rate is the highest in the chart.
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Other strong picks
WeightWatchers Clinic
WeightWatchers Clinic does the PA work well, but the 12-month commitment with no self-serve cancel is the most aggressive lock in the chart and we score it accordingly.
Starts From
$25/mo
+ med separate
Lock-In
12-month commitment
Score
4.8
Calibrate
Calibrate's coaching layer is real, but the $597 upfront is hard to recover if your insurance ends up not covering the medication. Verify coverage before signing.
Starts From
$199/mo
+ med separate
Lock-In
3-month minimum
Score
5.0
Noom Med
Noom Med will run PA for branded GLP-1s and works well alongside the behavioral coaching app for patients who already use Noom.
Starts From
$69/mo
+ med separate
Lock-In
Month-to-month
Score
7.6
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Why you can trust GLP Chart
Same scoring framework applied to every program. No paid placements. No removal of unfavorable information at advertiser request. Pricing is pulled from each provider's public-facing page weekly.