The WHC telehealth program is a very affordable membership clinic designed by an Internal Medicine Physician (MD) and a Clinical Pharmacist (PharmD). This personalized weight loss program is centered around therapeutic lifestyle changes (TLCs) and prescription medications, as indicated. TLCs include goal setting, healthy eating strategies, and physical activity recommendations. WHC allows convenient remote access to your weight health providers from your phone, tablet, laptop, or desktop computer.

Our goal is to help you achieve a healthy weight, which might not necessarily be your ideal body weight. Losing just 5-15% of your overweight may have significant health benefits.
Such benefits potentially include reducing the risk of high blood pressure, pre-diabetes, type 2 diabetes, and high cholesterol, which are risk factors for coronary heart disease and stroke. Weight loss can also reduce the risk of sleep apnea, gall stones, fatty liver and osteoarthritis, and even some types of cancer like cancers of the breast, uterus, ovary, esophagus, stomach, colon/rectum, liver, gall bladder, kidney, blood cells specifically multiple myeloma as well as thyroid cancer. It can also reduce the risk of a benign brain tumor called Meningioma. A healthy weight can help your overall wellness.
Overweight and obesity are chronic health conditions like high blood pressure and diabetes that require lifelong personalized care. We are here to make your lifelong weight health journey as convenient and affordable as possible.

Yes, you must be a California resident over the age of 18 to join WHC.

WHC has no physical location. All care will be provided through telehealth. You can join your video visits and communicate with your WHC providers through the patient portal secure messaging system on your phone, tablet, laptop, or desktop computer.

All WHC services will be offered through a very affordable membership fee of ONLY $30 per month, perhaps the most affordable telehealth weight loss membership program. Compared to similar weight loss telehealth clinics, WHC is about 50% less than one program ($60 per month), 65% less than another program ($84 per month), and 80% less than another program ($138 per month). All services can only be provided through an active membership. Upon your consent, your credit card on file will be automatically charged $30 monthly. Like other weight-loss telehealth programs, weight-loss medications will not be covered through the membership. All prescriptions will be electronically sent to your local pharmacy. You may cancel your membership at any time.

No, WHC is a cash-only telehealth program that does not accept insurance. Payments can be made using a credit card.

The monthly membership fee will help you improve and maintain your weight health by:

• Advising you on personalized TLCs.
• Prescribing appropriate medications, as indicated.
• Monitoring your response to medications.
• Ordering and monitoring the results of your weight health-related lab, as indicated.
• Providing access to a reputable patient education resource called Healthwise.

The above will be accomplished by ongoing, accessible care through:

• Scheduled video visits
• Scheduled hone visits
• Patient portal secure messaging system
• Phone calls

Yes, although WHC membership does not cover medication costs, the WHC clinical pharmacist provider will assist you with obtaining GLP-1 Medications such as Wegovy (also known as Ozempic) or Zepbound (also known as Mounjaro), if indicated, at the most affordable cost. Medication refills will be done monthly. All prescriptions will be sent electronically to your local pharmacy. For your safety, we will not prescribe compounding pharmacy medications.

If you consider the cost of these medications to be too high, alternative, less costly, but less effective medications can be prescribed, such as metformin, bupropion, and topiramate.

No, WHC providers are not a replacement for your primary care provider (PCP). Please continue to obtain your primary care and other healthcare needs from your current medical providers and update them about the care you are receiving through WHC. If you do not have a PCP, we strongly encourage you to establish care with a PCP as soon as possible.

All communications related to your care, appointments, payments, and billing will be conducted electronically and/or via phone or FAX.