Last April, Costco made headlines when it introduced its brand-new weight loss program, which was launched in partnership with the online telemedicine platform Sesame. Costco members who signed up through the Sesame marketplace could access a three-month subscription at the discounted price of $179 (or $60 per month). The subscription also offered patients individualized clinical consultations, weight loss prescriptions (including GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy) and nutritional guides and recommendations.
“We are witnessing important innovations in medically supervised weight loss,” said David Goldhill, Sesame‘s co-founder and CEO, in a 2024 press release. “Sesame’s unique model allows us not only to make high-quality specialty care like weight loss much more accessible and affordable, but also to empower clinicians to create care plans that are specific to — and appropriate for — each individual patient.”
