Head to head for first-timers
CoreAge Rx vs Gaya Wellness
CoreAge Rx and Gaya Wellness both offer GLP-1 telehealth, but they make different trade-offs on how gentle the start is, honest pricing, real support and access. Here they are side by side on the Mama-Match Score — our first-timer rubric.
CoreAge Rx
Higher scoreRank #1 for first-timers · Grade A
Mama-Match
Best for: Moms who want a clear, honest first step — a real clinician instead of a questionnaire, a flat price, and the freedom to pause when life needs you to.
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Rank #136 for first-timers · Grade C
Mama-Match
Best for: If you are in perimenopause or menopause and want one practice handling both the weight and the hormones.
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CoreAge Rx edges out Gaya Wellness on the Mama-Match Score, 94 to 57 (A vs C). Moms who want a clear, honest first step — a real clinician instead of a questionnaire, a flat price, and the freedom to pause when life needs you to.
Gaya Wellness is still a genuine option — this one treats weight as a hormone problem, and if you are anywhere near perimenopause that is a completely different conversation from the rest of this page. But read the tiers slowly. The $149 one is "GLP-1 Access": the physician, not the medication. The $349 one includes it. The $549 one adds hormone therapy for women whose weight and symptoms have to be handled together. There is a named physician, Dr. Patel, and a real Florida address. Weigh the six first-timer factors below against your own priorities.
Side by side on all six factors
Both providers judged on the same first-timer rubric — the higher side on each factor is marked. See the methodology.
Price, access and features
| Detail | CoreAge Rx | Gaya Wellness |
|---|---|---|
| Mama-Match Score | 94/100 · A | 57/100 · C |
| Overall rank | #1 | #136 |
| Semaglutide | $99/mo | $349/mo on the tier that includes the medication |
| Tirzepatide | $149/mo | $349/mo on the tier that includes the medication |
| Coverage | All 50 states | Not published; a Winter Garden, Florida practice with virtual care |
| Brand-name access | Compounded only | Compounded only |
| Oral / sublingual | Injection only | Injection only |
Mama-Match
CoreAge Rx
Rank #1 · Grade A
What we like
- One flat monthly price, with no teaser rate that jumps after the first month — you know the number before you commit
- A clinician reads your history and will genuinely talk timing with you if you're postpartum, breastfeeding, or trying to conceive
- Semaglutide and tirzepatide in one account, so you and a clinician can choose — and switch — without starting over
The caveats
- Not the rock-bottom teaser price — a couple of marketplaces dangle a lower first-month number
- Compounded medication only, not FDA-approved brand-name Ozempic or Wegovy
- A general metabolic program, not a dedicated OB-GYN or hormone consult
Mama-Match
Gaya Wellness
Rank #136 · Grade C
What we like
- Treats weight, metabolism and hormones as one problem instead of handing you a GLP-1 and stopping there
- Publishes all three tiers and what each one includes
- A named physician, Dr. Patel, with messaging between visits and quarterly monitoring
The caveats
- The $149 tier does not include the medication: it pays the physician, and the drug is separate
- The $349 of the tier that does include it is at the expensive end of the roster
- The homepage advertises the weight-loss program "From $199/month", a figure matching none of the three tiers
Assume any provider we list may compensate us — we may earn a commission, at no cost to you. It never changes a Mama-Match Score. Prices, states and verification reflect what each provider disclosed publicly at our last review; the Mama-Match Score is our editorial judgment under the methodology. Prices change — confirm them on each provider’s site. Not medical advice; see our disclosure.
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