Care Models
6 pages in this section, most recently updated September 4, 2026.
- 01
Four ways to get GLP-1 care, compared
In-person obesity medicine, primary care, telehealth-only and hybrid care side by side: what each can do, what each cannot, who it suits, and where society guidance draws lines.
Updated September 4, 2026
- 02
In-person obesity medicine clinics: what they can do that others cannot
What an obesity medicine clinic offers beyond a prescription, how to check a physician's ABOM certification, what a visit usually includes, and when the extra scope is worth the wait and the cost.
Updated September 4, 2026
- 03
Getting GLP-1 care from your primary care clinician
Why primary care is the most under-used route to GLP-1 therapy, how to ask, what your clinician needs from you, what the visit can and cannot include, and when to move to a specialist.
Updated September 4, 2026
- 04
Telehealth-only GLP-1 programs: what they can and cannot do
How remote GLP-1 programs work, what society guidance requires of them, the difference between a live visit and a questionnaire, why compounded products are common in this model, and the questions that separate a real medical service from a storefront.
Updated September 4, 2026
- 05
Hybrid GLP-1 care: in the room when it matters, remote when it does not
What hybrid care means, the two ways it happens (a clinic that offers both, or one you assemble yourself), which visits should be in person, and how to keep one clinician holding the whole picture.
Updated September 4, 2026
- 06
Synchronous vs asynchronous visits: what the words mean and why they matter
The difference between a live video or phone visit and a questionnaire reviewed later, what society guidance says about each, how to find out what your state requires, and how to tell which kind a program is actually offering.
Updated September 4, 2026