PlushCare review
- Grade
- BMinor gap
- Month to month
- See every price ↓
- Later price
- +$109.01 a month
- over the advertised price · the initial visit on top, if you aren't using insurance
- FDA warning letter
- None found
- checked
Graded on whether a price is published, checkable, and still true at month two — how we grade · how we verify prices
PlushCare charges $19.99 a month for membership with the first month free, plus $129 for an initial visit if you're not using insurance.
Neither figure is hidden — they print side by side in the same panel. The number that isn't there is the medication, which PlushCare prescribes but doesn't sell.
- Advertised $19.99, actually $129
- Month-to-month price published
- Coverage not verified
The verdict
Both halves of the price print in one panel, which is rare. What PlushCare never quotes is the medication, because it doesn't sell it.
Quick facts
Key facts
- Membership
- $19.99 a month, first month free
- Initial visit without insurance
- $129
- Visit with in-network insurance
- A copay; most patients pay $30 or less, per PlushCare
- Where those figures sit
- In one panel, side by side, not split across pages
- Medication cost
- Not included, and not quoted — PlushCare doesn't sell it
- Lab work
- Also excluded from the visit price
- If they can't treat you
- Full refund, stated on the same panel
Pros and cons
What we like
- The membership fee and the visit fee print together in one panel, with the insurance path and the cash path side by side.
- First month of membership is free, and the panel says so next to the price rather than in a footnote.
- It's in network with most major plans, so the visit can land at a normal copay instead of $129.
- The exclusions are stated where the prices are: medication and lab work are not included, and an untreatable case gets a refund.
What could be better
- PlushCare prescribes weight-loss medication but doesn't dispense it, so the largest number in your budget is one it never quotes.
- The $129 is an initial-visit price; you're paying per visit on top of the monthly membership.
- The prescription discount card is described as saving up to 80%, which is a ceiling and not a rate.
- No state list on the pages we read, so coverage gets confirmed when you book.
What it is
PlushCare is a primary-care telehealth service with a weight-loss track. A board-certified physician sees you by video, and if a GLP-1 or another weight-loss medication fits, they write the prescription — you fill it at a pharmacy of your choice. A live video visit is the less common half of how a telehealth prescription actually happens; most of this market reviews a form instead.
Every price we found at PlushCare
| Plan | Advertised | What you actually pay | The gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Membership, paying without insurance$19.99 a month with the first month free, plus $129 for the initial visit. Medication and lab work are not included. | $19.99 | $129 | |
| Membership, paying with insurance$19.99 a month plus a copay. PlushCare says most patients with in-network insurance pay $30 or less for the visit. | $19.99 | $30 |
What it actually costs at PlushCare
Both halves of PlushCare's price print in the same panel, membership and visit fee side by side — a level of transparency few sellers here manage.
What's absent from that panel is the drug. PlushCare writes the prescription but doesn't sell the medication, and lab work is excluded too, so the largest line in a GLP-1 budget is never quoted — a fee billed separately from the drug, stated plainly for once.
Who it's wrong for
Skip it if you want the medication bundled — PlushCare sells the doctor, not the drug, and a compounded GLP-1 that ships to you will usually be cheaper if you're paying cash. That saving is not free of trade-offs, though: a compounded GLP-1 is not FDA approved, and what that means in practice is worth reading. Nu Image Medical is one of the sellers that ships one.
- It's also the wrong pick if you want the whole cost known upfront — the pharmacy price is the biggest variable, and PlushCare has no way to quote it.
- If you already have coverage for a branded GLP-1, $19.99 plus a copay is a genuinely small number for a prescriber.
- Comparing prescriber-only sellers: QuickMD charges per visit with no membership at all, and Nurx charges a consultation fee and then a monthly provider fee.
- Buying visits by the month: Hello Alpha sells two membership tiers by visit count and prices no medication.
How PlushCare works
Check whether you're a candidate
The weight-loss track starts with an eligibility step rather than a purchase.
See a physician by video
Appointments are available same day, including nights, through the affiliated provider group.
Fill the prescription at a pharmacy
If medication is appropriate, PlushCare writes it and you buy it elsewhere — with insurance, or with the discount card membership includes.
Medications available
- Weight-loss prescriptions, filled at your pharmacyBrand
Prescriptions are written at the physician's discretion. PlushCare states that medication and lab costs are not included in the visit price.
Is PlushCare legit?
PlushCare is operated by PlushCare, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a subsidiary of Fabric Labs, Inc., 157 West 18th Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10011, according to its terms of use.
No FDA warning letters found — checked
Pharmacy, prescribers and safety checks
- Pharmacy namedNot applicable — you choose the pharmacy
- Who prescribesBoard-certified physicians through physician-owned professional corporations, per the terms
- Drug formBranded prescriptions filled at retail, not compounded and shipped
- InsuranceIn network with most major plans, and the cash price is published too
- Ownership disclosedThe terms state PlushCare became part of Fabric Labs effective July 31, 2026
- States servedNot published on the pages we read
Common questions
How much does PlushCare cost per month?
Membership is $19.99 a month with the first month free. Visits are billed separately: $129 for an initial visit without insurance, or a copay with it.
Does PlushCare include the weight-loss medication?
No. The membership panel states that medication and lab work costs are not included. PlushCare writes the prescription; you fill it at a pharmacy.
What will a visit cost with insurance?
A copay. PlushCare says most patients with in-network insurance pay $30 or less, and the company is in network with most major plans.
What happens if they can't treat me?
PlushCare states on the same panel as the prices that it provides a full refund if it is unable to treat you, though medication and lab costs are excluded.
Is PlushCare good for GLP-1 weight loss?
It works if you have insurance likely to cover a branded GLP-1, since you're only paying for the prescriber. If you're paying cash for the drug, a seller that ships the medication is usually cheaper overall.
Why we gave PlushCare a B
Read the full grading rationale
PlushCare prints both halves of its own price in one panel: $19.99 a month for membership with the first month free, plus $129 for an initial visit without insurance, and the same panel says medication and labs are extra. Nothing is buried. What keeps it off an A is what those figures leave out: PlushCare prescribes weight-loss medication but does not sell it, so the largest number in a GLP-1 budget is one it never quotes.
Read the evidence
How we reviewed PlushCare
We read PlushCare's weight-loss page and its membership page, where both halves of the price are published, plus the terms of use for the company name and its ownership.
We found no FDA warning letter naming PlushCare, Inc.
Where each price comes from
- Membership page
Paying without insurance $19.99 First month free + $129 Visit price without insurance Initial visits are $129.
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