Why I compared these two
Push Health deserves credit. It has connected patients with providers since 2013, and most providers review requests within 24 hours. There's no membership to cancel. You can ask for brand-name drugs like Wegovy or Zepbound and fill the prescription at whichever pharmacy you like. For someone who already knows which drug they want, that's a fair deal.
The thing that worries me most about GLP-1 weight loss is muscle. When the scale drops, I want to know how much of the loss was fat, and published studies of GLP-1 medications give good reason to ask: a meaningful share of the weight people lose on them turns out to be lean mass.1,2 HumeCare+ is built around that problem. The protocol includes glycine, B12 and B6 aimed at protecting muscle, and a weekly scan shows whether the muscle is holding.
My checklist was short: what you get for the money, what gets tracked once you start, what happens if it doesn't work, and how the medication gets paid for. Push Health takes three of the nine rows in the table below, and they're real wins.
At a glance: Hume Care vs. Push Health
The two options side by side before the details.
| Spec | Hume Care | Push Health |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing structure | Monthly plan, intro offer from $199/month | Up to $69.99 per request, no membership; medication billed by your pharmacy |
| Program includes | Medication + glycine, B12, B6 + 3D scans + clinician team + app | An online provider review and a prescription sent to your pharmacy |
| Body composition tracking | Weekly 3D body scan + free Body Pod | None offered |
| Results guarantee | 90-day results guarantee (eligibility/adherence required) | None; no refund once you approve a prescription |
| Clinician access | USA clinician on your team, video visits | Independent provider reviews a form; messages if needed |
| Medication format choice | One personalized GLP-1 protocol | Brand-name pills, pens or vials |
| Choice of pharmacy | Shipped to you by Hume | Any pharmacy you pick, retail or delivery |
| Delivery | Free next-day, discreet | Depends on the pharmacy you choose |
| Refills | Automatic monthly refills, cancel anytime | A new request each time, up to $69.99 |
Green marks the better pick in each row.
Reason 1: Hume Care Scans Your Body Every Week to Separate Fat From Muscle
On a GLP-1 you can lose fat and muscle at the same time, and your weight drops either way. So I checked what each option measures once the medication starts, and whether it can tell the two apart.
Every Hume Care member gets a Hume Body Pod smart scale, free ($352 value). Step on it at home and it tracks body fat, muscle mass, visceral fat and 50+ body-composition metrics, so you can see whether the weight coming off is fat or muscle.
- A weekly 3D body-composition scan that tracks fat and muscle as separate numbers
- The free Body Pod adds metabolic health to the readings you see at home
- Hume's comparison puts fat loss 60% higher than on standard GLP-1 programs; results vary
- No body-composition, muscle or lean-mass tracking is offered
- Its web and phone apps handle provider messages and access to your records
- Its job is connecting you with a prescriber, and it describes no weight-loss program around that
On a GLP-1 the scale can keep dropping while you lose muscle you meant to keep. Hume Care measures fat and muscle every week, so you'd see that early. Push Health tracks neither, which fits a prescription marketplace. If body composition matters to you, Hume Care wins this one.
Reason 2: Hume Care Builds Muscle Protection Into the Protocol
By Hume's own comparison, muscle loss of up to 50% is common on standard GLP-1 programs. I looked at what each option does to protect muscle.
- Hume builds in glycine, B12 and B6 to help protect muscle and ease side effects
- Nutrition and hydration guidance comes with the protocol
- Hume says its members preserve 80% more muscle than people on standard GLP-1 programs do; individual results vary
- No muscle-protection protocol, and no added nutrients aimed at muscle
- Its own GLP-1 page lists skeletal muscle loss among effects reported with these drugs
- No nutrition support or coaching is described alongside the prescription
Research Hume cites ties muscle to the calories you burn at rest, and you'll want it when the medication ends. Hume plans for that from the start. Push Health is upfront that muscle loss has been reported, and leaves the response to you and your provider.
Reason 3: Hume Care Keeps Adjusting Your Plan After Day One
Most of a GLP-1 course comes after the first prescription, when doses change and refills come due.
- Continuous physician optimization, Hume's term for adjusting your dose as you go
- Supportive therapies picked for you, plus guidance for after the medication
- Your daily plan, medication tracking and food logging all sit in the one Hume app
- One reviewed request, then a prescription sent to your chosen pharmacy
- Each refill is a new request, with a new fee of up to $69.99
- The provider messages you if they have questions; no dose-adjustment program is described
With Push Health, a side effect or a dose change is yours to raise, by message or with a new request. With HumeCare+, a clinician keeps tuning the plan while you're on it. I'd pick the second.
Reason 4: A Results Guarantee Push Health Doesn't Offer
Say you start a GLP-1 and three months later the results aren't there. I read both companies' terms to see what each one commits to.
- A 90-day results guarantee; eligibility and adherence conditions apply
- Hume's terms set participation requirements you need to complete
- First-time GLP-1 users only: if you've used one before, you don't qualify
- No results guarantee is offered for GLP-1 requests
- Full refund only if you cancel before a provider writes your prescription
- No refund once you approve the prescription, and the medication is billed by your pharmacy
Push Health charges up to $69.99 for a provider's review and offers no results guarantee, which is fair for what it sells. Hume Care runs the whole protocol and puts a 90-day results guarantee behind it for members who qualify.
Reason 5: A USA Clinician on Your Team, With Video Visits
Most GLP-1 questions come after you start: a side effect that hangs around, a dose you're unsure about. I looked at who answers them on each side.
- A USA clinician on your team, plus clinicians who specialize in weight loss
- Video provider visits, so you can talk face to face
- Side-effect support anytime, plus ongoing access to your care team
- Most providers review requests in 24 hours or less; same-day consults are offered
- Your provider follows up by secure message if they have questions
- No video or phone visit described for GLP-1 requests
Push Health is fast, and a review plus a message if needed is plenty for getting a prescription. Weeks in, with a side effect that won't settle, I'd want a video visit with a clinician on my team. HumeCare+ has that.
Reason 6: Built Around the Research on Muscle Loss and Regain
Hume cites published research on two problems with GLP-1 weight loss: muscle lost along with the fat, and weight that returns once people stop the medication. The protocol is built around both.
- Built around published research on lean-mass loss with GLP-1 therapies1,5
- Post-medication guidance for the period when research shows weight can return4
- Hume's data on 6,846 members: 21.5% average body-weight loss in 10 months; results vary
- Puts the clinical-trial results for the brand-name drugs on its drug pages
- Those pages don't cover protecting muscle while the weight comes off
- No guidance described for when you stop the medication
Credit to Push Health for putting the trial data where anyone can read it. HumeCare+ is built around the two things I'd worry about most on a GLP-1: losing muscle, and regaining the weight once I stop.
Feature-by-feature comparison
Every claim that counts, lined up side by side. Push Health gets credit where it earns it.
| Feature | Hume Care | Push Health |
|---|---|---|
| Weekly body-composition tracking | ✓ | ✗ (none offered) |
| Muscle-preserving nutrients built in | ✓ (glycine, B12, B6) | ✗ (not offered) |
| Published results guarantee | ✓ (90-day, conditions apply) | ✗ (none) |
| Clinician on your team + video visits | ✓ | ✗ (form + messages) |
| One app for tracking + food logging | ✓ | ✗ (requests and messages) |
| Choice of medication format | ✗ (one personalized protocol) | ✓ (pills, pens, vials) |
| Brand-name medication option | ✗ (personalized protocol) | ✓ (Wegovy, Zepbound) |
| No subscription required | ✗ (monthly plan) | ✓ (pay per request) |
| Free delivery to your door | ✓ (free next-day) | ✗ (set by your pharmacy) |
| Total wins | 6/9 | 3/9 |
Why Hume Care Gets Our Pick
After reading both companies' terms and pricing pages, I'd point most people to HumeCare+. Push Health has a lot going for it too. It's a marketplace that connects you with an independent licensed provider, most requests are reviewed within 24 hours, and the prescription for a brand-name GLP-1 like Wegovy or Zepbound goes to the pharmacy you choose. There's no membership, and the fee is up to $69.99 per request.
With Push Health you pay for the medication at your pharmacy, each refill is a new request, and your provider is a message away if questions come up. I found no body-composition tracking, follow-up schedule or results guarantee. HumeCare+ builds in glycine, B12 and B6, adds a weekly 3D scan that tracks fat and muscle separately, puts a USA clinician on your team with video visits, and adjusts your dosing as you go.
If you already know the brand you want, have a pharmacy you like and only need the prescription, Push Health is a fast, fair way to get it. If you want someone checking whether you're losing fat or muscle, HumeCare+ is the one I'd choose, with a 90-day results guarantee for members who qualify (eligibility and adherence conditions apply).
Prescription GLP-1 care with glycine, B12 and B6 built in, a weekly 3D body scan, a free Hume Body Pod ($352 value) and video provider visits. 90-day results guarantee; eligibility and adherence conditions apply.
Start Free Assessment →What HumeCare+ Members Say
Member reviews from Hume's site. Individual results vary.
"I was sure GLP-1 would cost me muscle. The program kept pushing protein and strength training and scanned my body composition along the way. I ended up leaner and stronger than when I started."
"Nausea was the part I dreaded most going in. The medical team walked me through everything, tweaked my protocol when it was needed and checked in with me regularly. It turned out far easier than I expected."
"I'd been on a GLP-1 before and the weight came straight back when I stopped. With HumeCare I actually felt supported, I've kept the weight off since finishing the protocol, and I have a lot more energy."