Surge in Telehealth Weight Loss Programs Amidst GLP-1 Medications Boom: Analysis, Forecasts, and Consolidation Insights for 2025
This new Marketdata report presents an analysis of weight loss programs provided by various telehealth/telemedicine platforms. Telehealth soared during the pandemic in 2020 as consumers stayed home and communicated with their physicians via Zoom video calls and by phone, email and chat. The number of telehealth companies exploded. Then, in 2021-2023, as demand for the GLP-1 weight loss medications took off, many of these telehealth providers added weight loss plans based on access to these drugs, plus support.
The market became more crowded in 2023, as more telehealth companies entered the GLP-1 drugs market, and consumers began to return to in-person doctor visits. The percent of American adults using telehealth services fell from 37% in 2021 to 22% by 2023. 2025 could be a difficult year where we see consolidation, as the GLP-1 meds shortages disappear with new production capacity and the many compounding pharmacies stop making compounded semaglutide that so many dieters are now using.
The report includes in-depth analyses of: the scope of telehealth usage in the U.S., telehealth user demographics, pros and cons, criticisms, investment in telehealth, 2020-2024 market/revenue estimates, 2028 forecasts, what fees are charged by telehealth companies, recent competitor and market developments, comparisons of weight loss coaches and telemedicine coaches (number, salaries, by state), and the GLP-1 compounding pharmacies situation and its effect on the market.
Includes profiles for: Weight Watchers Clinic, LifeMD/Medifast, Noom, Ro.co, Calibrate Health, AmWell, Amazon Health, Teladoc, Form Health (Lilly Direct), Hims & Hers, Mochi Health, Form Health, and 10 more.
Table of Contents
1. Study Scope & Methodology
2. Nature of the Market
- Summary: scope of telemedicine services and how many exist, market characteristics
- Rationale for telehealth, during the COVID-19 pandemic and since then, pros and cons
- Types of care available via telemedicine
- Pros and cons of telehealth
- Investments in telehealth: some major companies funded by investors (Noom, Virta Health, Calibrate, Wellory)
- Criticisms of telehealth, discussion: barriers to usage for low-income households, the elderly, rural populations, poor Internet availability
- Table:
- Telemedicine usage across the United States - map, adults percent usage by state
3. Demographics: Who Uses Telemedicine Services?
- National use in 2021, percent of U.S. adults, government survey findings (by age, sex, ethnic group, region)
- National use in 2022-2023
- Top reasons for using telemedicine, SingleCare data
- The typical costs of telehealth, satisfaction rates
- Telemedicine Services Used for Weight Loss
- NIH government survey findings, types of weight loss interventions, background of providers/health coaches
4. Market Size & Growth
- Methods uses to estimate market size, estimate by Truist equity analyst - obesity management telemedicine market size
- Methods of estimating market size, known data versus assumptions
- Typical subscription fees and per visit fees charged by telehealth firms, annual spending by consumers for telemed services
- GLP-1 drugs and Telehealth market analyses by: J.P. Morgan, McKinsey & Co., PEW Research
- Marketdata analysis and estimate of market size in 2020 during the pandemic
- Marketdata analysis and estimate of market size in 2022-2023
- Marketdata Forecast of market size in 2028, discussion of factors affecting demand
5. Profile of Health Coaches and Telemedicine Weight Loss Coaches
- Profile of all health coaches: number, growth, average salaries (data from BLS, YourCoachHealth, Glass Door, Indeed.com, Glass Door, Payscale.com)
- Factors affecting growth, 2028 forecast
- The weight loss coaching market: discussion, why commercial weight loss company coaches were laid off since 2020
- Telephonic health coach salary averages, top paying industries
- Tables:
- Health coach salaries, by state
- Estimated number of weight loss coaches, by company, market value
6. Compounding Pharmacies: The Controversy Over Weight Loss Drugs
- Discussion: reasons for using compounded Semaglutide (GLP-1 drugs) (price, brand name shortages)
- FDA regulation, pharmacy operations
- Lack of regulatory oversight and surveillance, risks for consumers
- Consumer lack of information about reputable versus dubious compounding pharmacies
- Profiles of two largest compounding pharmacies: Red Rock, Hallandale Pharmacy
7. Weight Loss Telehealth Competitor Profiles
(Company description, contact information, specialties, services, number of weight loss clients, revenues, etc.)
- Summary: subscription fees, visit fees, popular telehealth platforms mentioned on social media
- Table:
- Major Weight Loss Telehealth Company Metrics (estd. no. of weight loss clients, monthly subscription fees, monthly website traffic)
- Profiles
- Weight Watchers Clinic
- LifeMD (Medifast)
- Noom
- Eli Lilly Direct
- Teladoc
- Ro.co
- Mayo Clinic
- Calibrate
- Found Health
- FORM Health
- Mochi Health
- AnWell
- Fridays Health
- Amazon Health (One Medical)
- Costco (Sesame Care)
- Doctor On Demand
- HealthTap
- Plushcare
- Lavendar Sky Health
- Hello Alpha
- Walmart Health Virtual Care (MeMd)
- Everly health
8. The Weight Loss Apps Market
- Discussion of market size, major competitors
9. Reference Directory
- List of telehealth trade associations, surveys, journals/magazines, articles, experts
Companies Mentioned
- Amazon Health (One Medical)
- AmWell
- AnWell
- Calibrate Health
- Costco (Sesame Care)
- Doctor On Demand
- Eli Lilly Direct
- Everly health
- Form Health (Lilly Direct)
- Found Health
- Fridays Health
- HealthTap
- Hello Alpha
- Hims & Hers
- Lavender Sky Health
- LifeMD (Medifast)
- Mayo Clinic
- Mochi Health
- Noom
- Plushcare
- Ro.co
- Teladoc
- Walmart Health Virtual Care (MeMd)
- Weight Watchers Clinic
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