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Care Clinics vs eMed

Care Clinics
Graded #20

Higher grade

vs+28.000000000000007
eMed
Graded #398

Lower grade

The verdict

Care Clinics takes it — 85.4/100 to 57.4/100.

Care Clinics grades higher on WeighScore, our editorial score across cost value, dose & formulation, clinical oversight, labs & monitoring, fulfillment and contract terms. The cheapest both-molecule pairing on the board ($100/$133) from a LegitScript-verified operator.

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Factor by factor

The same six graded dimensions, side by side. See the methodology.

Cost valueCare Clinics +49
94
45
Dose & formulationCare Clinics +40
80
40
Clinical oversightCare Clinics +2
85
83
Labs & monitoringCare Clinics +18
83
65
FulfillmentCare Clinics +18
80
62
Contract termsCare Clinics +31
86
55
Care Clinics · left bareMed · right bar

The numbers

MetricCare ClinicseMed
WeighScore85.4/10057.4/100
GradeBC
Scorecard rank#20#398
Semaglutide$100/moNot disclosed
Tirzepatide$133/moNot disclosed
Coverage32 statesCoverage not published
Brand-name accessCompounded onlyCompounded only
Oral / sublingualInjection onlyInjection only
Care Clinics

Graded #20 · B

Strengths

  • Lowest combined price ($100 sema / $133 tirz)
  • LegitScript-verified
  • Both molecules

Where it loses points

  • Only 32 states — not nationwide
  • Injection-only
  • Labs/monitoring not published
eMed

Graded #398 · C

Strengths

  • Prescribes FDA-approved branded GLP-1s (semaglutide and tirzepatide)
  • At-home blood collection makes lab work convenient
  • Clinician review and ongoing side-effect plus adherence support
  • Works with CVS Caremark so eligible employees can buy through benefits
  • Established digital health company with national scale

Where it loses points

  • Distributed mainly via employers, with limited direct cash-pay access
  • No public transparent monthly price for individuals
  • Eligibility and subsidy depend on what the employer chooses to cover
  • Best suited to workforces, not casual self-pay shoppers

Also worth a look

Neither is our top-graded pick — CoreAge Rx leads the scorecard

Across all 499 providers, CoreAge Rx grades highest at 91.8/100 (A−). Top of the scorecard: flat transparent pricing, both molecules, nationwide — no teaser-rate games.

Pricing/verification reflect each provider's public disclosures at last grading; the WeighScore is our editorial judgment per the methodology. Prices change — confirm on each provider's site. Not medical advice; see our disclosure.

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