Head-to-head · Value Score
Care Clinics vs Optimized Health
Two GLP-1 deals, scored on the same six factors. Care Clinics lands a Value Score of 89, Optimized Health a 69. Here's who gives you the honest lower price — and where each one bites back.
Care Clinics
#12 · Grade A · Great Deal
Est. first month
$100/mo
Save ~93% vs brand-nameOptimized Health
#261 · Grade C · Watch List
Est. first month
From $200/mo (starting dose, compounded)
Save ~85% vs brand-nameThe verdict
Care Clinics takes it on Value Score, 89 to 69 — an est. $100/mo first month, with no teaser step-up baked in. Optimized Health isn't out of it: Patients in MO/IA/KS/UT/WA wanting transparent, lab-guided compounded GLP-1 weight loss.
Deal-by-deal
The numbers that decide it. Green ✓ marks the stronger side on each line.
| Deal | Care Clinics | Optimized Health |
|---|---|---|
| Value Score | 89 (A) | 69 (C) |
| Est. first month | $100/mo | From $200/mo (starting dose, compounded) |
| Save vs brand-name | ~93% | ~85% |
| Semaglutide | $100/mo | From $200/mo (starting dose, compounded) |
| Tirzepatide | $133/mo | From $250/mo (starting dose, compounded) |
| Both molecules | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Flat — no step-up | Watch |
| Coverage | TX, FL, CA, OK, LA, AR, AL, GA, AZ, MA, PA, CO, NM, ID, WY, IL, OH, MN, MI, CT, DC, MS, NH, NJ, WA, NY, HI, TN, DE, IN, KY, WI | 5 states |
Factor by factor
The six factors behind each Value Score. The orange bar marks the stronger side. See the methodology.
Care Clinics
Cheap on both molecules — $100 sema, $133 tirz — from a LegitScript-certified pharmacy across 32 states.
Why it's a deal
- Low $100 semaglutide and a class-cheap $133 tirzepatide
- LegitScript-certified pharmacy
- Both molecules priced up front — no teaser step-up
The fine print
- Covers 32 states, not the full 50
- Compounded only — no brand-name or oral route
Optimized Health
Optimized Health is a concierge medical weight loss and hormone clinic offering clinician-supervised GLP-1 programs with compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide, plus oral options like phentermine.
Why it's a deal
- Fully transparent pricing published on the website
- Semaglutide from $200/mo and tirzepatide from $250/mo
- Lab panels included with clinician-supervised dosing
- LegitScript certified clinic
- Lead PA-C with over a decade in obesity medicine
The fine print
- Telehealth limited to MO, IA, KS, UT, and WA
- Compounded GLP-1 only, not brand-name
- No insurance billing (cash-pay)
- PA-led rather than MD/DO-led
Assume any provider we list may compensate us — we may earn a commission, at no cost to you. It never changes a Value Score.
Neither one the right fit? Every program that outscores Care Clinics is ranked on the Care Clinics alternatives board, and the same list for the other side is on alternatives to Optimized Health.
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Prices, states and verification reflect each program's public disclosures at last check; the Value Score is our editorial judgment per the methodology. “Save vs brand-name” compares the lowest disclosed monthly price against a ~$1,349/mo brand-name cash reference. Prices change — confirm on each provider's site. Not medical advice; see our disclosure.