Strut Health vs Ro
An async, cash-pay generalist versus a video-visit platform that bills insurance — with a warning letter on one side.
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The short answer
Strut Health is async and cash-pay; Ro offers video visits, works with insurance, and publishes its membership terms ($39 first month, then $149/mo, medication billed separately). Strut Health carries FDA warning letter 721448 and Ro carries none. If you want a clinician on video and your benefits used, Ro is built for it; Strut suits someone who wants GLP-1 handled quietly alongside other everyday care.
How they differ
| Strut Health | Ro | |
|---|---|---|
| Insurance | Cash-pay only | Works with insurance |
| How you're seen | Async intake | Video visit / Async intake |
| Medications | Compounded semaglutide, Compounded tirzepatide | Compounded semaglutide, Compounded tirzepatide, Branded medication |
| FDA warning letter | Warning letter 721448 | None on record |
Strut Health
Partner- Access
- Not published up front
- Medications
- Semaglutide · Tirzepatide · Oral
- Insurance
- Cash-pay
- Visit
- Async intake
What we like
- One provider for GLP-1 plus hair, skin, and libido care
- Async model — fast, no scheduled video visit
- Displays a LegitScript badge (we could not verify it independently)
Watch-outs
- GLP-1 is one of several focuses, not a specialty
- All-in pricing isn't published up front
Pick Strut Health if: You want async, cash-pay care that sits beside your other prescriptions.
Check Strut Health availability →Read the full Strut Health review →
Ro
- Access
- Membership $39 first month, then $149/mo month-to-month ($74/mo on an annual prepay) — GLP-1 medication billed separately
- Medications
- Semaglutide · Tirzepatide · Branded
- Insurance
- Works with insurance
- Visit
- Video visit / Async intake
What we like
- Works with insurance benefits, not cash-only
- Active insurance-navigation support
- Offers both branded and compounded GLP-1s
Watch-outs
- All-in pricing isn't published up front
- Your real cost hinges on insurance and the medication prescribed
Pick Ro if: You want a video visit, insurance navigation and published membership terms.
Check Ro availability →Read the full Ro review →Want the full field? See every option in our GLP-1 providers roundup, or narrow by tirzepatide / semaglutide and price.