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IVIM Health vs Maximus: Which Price Survives Titration? (2026)
Compare IVIM Health and Maximus on real cost over 12 months, medication type, price stability and support. Independent 2026 analysis, no first-month gimmicks.
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IVIM Health and Maximus both prescribe GLP-1 medication online, take payment directly from the patient and ship to the door. That is where the overlap stops.
The headline both platforms advertise is a month-one number. Maximus keeps that number; IVIM Health moves from $99 to $174, which is what actually determines the twelve-month bill.
What follows is a like-for-like read of both programs: entry pricing, maintenance pricing, formulary, support model and the terms attached to each. Where a provider quotes only after intake, that is recorded as the answer rather than replaced with a guess.
The short answer
- Lowest 12-month cost
- Maximus — $1,596 against $2,013 at IVIM Health, on each provider's own best published pricing.
- Most predictable bill
- Maximus — Flat rate at every dose, so titration does not change what you are charged.
- Fastest route to a first shipment
- Maximus — Telemedicine intake, no clinic visits, then home delivery.
- Most support included
- IVIM Health — No-obligation free consultation valued at $75.
The short version: IVIM Health vs Maximus
Every figure below is the provider's own published number. The blank spaces are theirs, not ours.
| IVIM Health | Maximus | |
|---|---|---|
| Advertised price | $99 first month, then $174/mo | $132.99/mo |
| Rate after promotions | $174/mo | $133/mo |
| Pricing structure | Membership fee plus the cost of medication | Flat rate at every dose |
| Medication | Compounded semaglutide | Compounded semaglutide |
| State coverage | Not published | Not published |
| How fast you start | Free consult, then clinician review | Telemedicine intake, no clinic visits |
| Membership fee | Yes, billed separately | None |
| Payment options | Card only, no financing published | Card only, no financing published |
| Patient reviews | 36,958 | 2,896 |
| eRxDoctor score | 7.2/10 | 7.0/10 |
What you will have spent by month twelve
Trial data runs to 68 and 72 weeks; the pricing people compare runs to 30 days. The totals below are the honest version, built from the rates each provider publishes.
| IVIM Health | Maximus | |
|---|---|---|
| First month | $99 | $133 |
| Months 2 onward | $174/mo | $133/mo |
| 6-month total | $969 | $798 |
| 12-month total | $2,013 | $1,596 |
| Best published plan | No multi-month discount published | No multi-month discount published |
Over a year that is a $417 difference, in Maximus's favor. Whether it is the right call depends on whether IVIM Health gives you $35 a month of something you will use.
Price escalation to plan for: IVIM Health moves from $99 to $174, a 76% increase. Set a calendar reminder for the month it changes.
What happens to the price as your dose goes up
Semaglutide and tirzepatide are titrated upward over the first months of treatment. Some providers price per milligram in all but name, so the invoice climbs alongside the dose; others hold one rate the whole way.
Maximus is in the second group: a low flat rate with a simple direct-pay structure and nothing bolted on. IVIM Health is in the first — the GLP-1 ID protocol's 40% faster claim is the platform's own, not an independent finding — which means the number you compared at signup is not the number you will be paying at month four.
Before signing up anywhere, get the top-dose price. A program that will not quote it is telling you something.
IVIM Health in detail
Limited Offer: Free Month Membership – Use Code GIFT75 In this pairing, its distinguishing feature is 4.9 stars on both Google and Trustpilot, which is rare dual third-party verification.
Intake is free consult, then clinician review. Fulfillment is home delivery. The commercial terms are membership fee plus the cost of medication, published upfront.
What continues after the first shipment: no-obligation free consultation valued at $75. Formulary: compounded semaglutide.
IVIM Health pros
- No-obligation free consultation ($75 value) for new patients
- 4.9-star rating on both Google and Trustpilot, rare dual third-party verification
- Proprietary GLP-1 ID protocol claiming up to 40% faster weight loss
- Free month membership with code GIFT75
IVIM Health cons
- The 40% faster claim is a proprietary protocol claim, not an independent clinical finding
- Price rises from $99 first month to $174/month ongoing
- Compounded medication only, no branded Ozempic or Wegovy
Set beside Maximus, the thing to weigh: the GLP-1 ID protocol's 40% faster claim is the platform's own, not an independent finding.
How Maximus works
The pitch is a low flat rate with a simple direct-pay structure and nothing bolted on. $132.99 per Month
Practically: telemedicine intake, no clinic visits, home delivery, and a pricing model that is flat rate at every dose.
Prescriptions approved by licensed doctors, filled through U.S. pharmacies. The formulary covers compounded semaglutide.
Maximus pros
- Simple, straightforward direct-pay model
- Low flat rate at $132.99/month
- Convenient telemedicine access with no clinic visits
- Prescriptions approved by licensed doctors
Maximus cons
- Compounded medication only, no branded Ozempic, Wegovy, or Zepbound
- Smallest patient base on this list, limited public reviews and track record
- No published outcome or weight loss guarantee
Where it gives ground to IVIM Health: the smallest patient base here, with limited published detail on tirzepatide.
IVIM Health or Maximus: matching the program to the patient
Choose IVIM Health if:
- the feature you would actually use: 4.9 stars on both Google and Trustpilot, which is rare dual third-party verification
- you would rather use the platform with the longer public record (36,958 reviews)
- you want to start on their timeline: free consult, then clinician review
- the level of clinical contact suits you: no-obligation free consultation valued at $75
Choose Maximus if:
- delivery works the way you want it to: home delivery
- you want to start on their timeline: telemedicine intake, no clinic visits
- the level of clinical contact suits you: prescriptions approved by licensed doctors, filled through U.S. pharmacies
- you would get real value from a low flat rate with a simple direct-pay structure and nothing bolted on
The trade-offs, stated plainly
On price. $133/mo against $174/mo. IVIM Health is asking you to pay for 4.9 stars on both Google and Trustpilot, which is rare dual third-party verification; decide whether that is a line item you will use.
On commitment. Neither publishes a multi-month discount, so both are month-to-month decisions and neither asks you to prepay for a response you have not had yet. Neither publishes financing options, so plan for the full amount each month.
On predictability. The pricing structures differ (membership fee plus the cost of medication versus flat rate at every dose), and structure, not headline rate, determines the twelve-month bill.
On access. IVIM Health advertises free consult, then clinician review and home delivery; Maximus advertises telemedicine intake, no clinic visits and home delivery. Neither publishes its state coverage, so confirm you are eligible before paying for anything.
The clinical evidence, separated from the marketing
Weight loss percentages quoted in telehealth marketing come from trials neither IVIM Health nor Maximus ran. Here is the source material, and what regulators say alongside it.
In the STEP 1 trial, weekly semaglutide 2.4 mg produced a mean body-weight change of −14.9% at 68 weeks against −2.4% on placebo, per NEJM, STEP 1.
The STEP 1 extension found participants regained roughly two-thirds of the weight they had lost within a year of stopping semaglutide, per Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism.
None of that settles which of these two to use. It does mean the drug is doing the work, and you are choosing who supplies it and on what terms.
IVIM Health vs Maximus: common questions
What happens when IVIM Health's promotional price ends?
The rate moves to $174/mo, a 76% increase on the advertised entry price. Budget from that number rather than the headline, because it is the one you will pay for eleven of your first twelve months.
Which costs less over a year, IVIM Health or Maximus?
Maximus, at roughly $1,596 for twelve months against $2,013 at IVIM Health, using each provider's own best published pricing. Those totals cover medication and program fees as published; they exclude anything a provider bills separately, and they assume you stay on the same plan for the full year.
Is Maximus cheaper than IVIM Health?
Yes, on the ongoing rate. Maximus runs $133/mo once promotional pricing ends, against $174/mo at IVIM Health — a difference of 31%. Compare the first-month offers separately, because both providers discount entry differently from the rate you will actually be paying by month three.
Do IVIM Health or Maximus take insurance?
Both run on a direct-pay basis: you pay the platform and it does not bill your insurer. Neither publishes HSA/FSA acceptance, so budget the full amount as out-of-pocket spending.
Which has more patient reviews, IVIM Health or Maximus?
IVIM Health, with 36,958 against 2,896. Ratings across this market cluster tightly, so volume is the more useful signal: it indicates how much operational load the platform has already absorbed, not how good the medication is.
Can I switch from IVIM Health to Maximus later?
Nothing stops you. The friction is administrative rather than clinical: a new intake, a new prescriber, and a delivery gap if you time it badly. Move while you still have two weeks of medication in the fridge.
Do IVIM Health and Maximus prescribe the same medication?
Both dispense compounded GLP-1 preparations. IVIM Health lists compounded semaglutide and Maximus lists compounded semaglutide, so the molecules overlap even where the formulary does not match exactly.
The verdict
On the numbers, Maximus wins the year: $1,596 against $2,013. That is the default answer, and it is the right one for anyone who mainly needs a reliable prescription and a shipment that arrives.
IVIM Health earns the difference in one situation: when 4.9 stars on both Google and Trustpilot, which is rare dual third-party verification is something you will genuinely use. If you cannot say that out loud, take the cheaper program.
Whichever you choose, diarise the month the introductory pricing ends and re-run the comparison then. Neither platform will remind you.
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Pricing reflects what each provider published as of the sync date above and changes frequently; confirm the current rate, and the rate at your maintenance dose, before you pay. Six- and twelve-month totals are calculated from those published rates and exclude anything a provider bills separately.
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