A review publication, not a referral engine.

Editorial mission

The telehealth industry exploded during the pandemic and hasn't slowed since. GLP-1 pharmacies, hair clinics, TRT platforms, mental health apps — new providers launch weekly, and the marketing gloss makes them look nearly identical.

That presents a problem for patients. Real differences in licensing, pricing, prescriber quality, and long-term care models are buried under interchangeable landing pages. Review sites that claim to help too often turn out to be lightly-disguised affiliate funnels ranking providers by payout rather than merit.

We started Virtual Health Visits to do the job properly. Every provider we cover gets evaluated against the same criteria. We say what we find, good and bad, including when a provider we earn commissions from has flaws worth flagging. The goal is a resource patients can actually trust.

Methodology

Every review follows the same framework. We document findings even when they're inconvenient for providers we have affiliate relationships with.

Licensing and credentials

We verify prescriber licensing state-by-state, pharmacy accreditation (including 503A and 503B designations for compounded medications), DEA registration where relevant, and any public regulatory actions or settlements. Providers who obscure their licensing details are flagged prominently.

Real total cost

Advertised pricing routinely excludes consult fees, shipping, lab work, monitoring visits, and auto-renewal charges. We document the full cost an actual patient pays over three months, six months, and twelve months — not just the hook price.

Medication sourcing

For prescription-based providers, we document where medications are actually dispensed. Brand-name products from major pharmacies raise different questions than compounded formulations from outsourcing facilities. Neither is inherently bad; both deserve clarity.

Patient experience

Intake quality, average time to first prescription, follow-up care frequency, communication channels, cancellation process, refund policy when things go wrong. Convenience is part of the product. So is friction when you want to leave.

What they won't treat

Every good telehealth provider has appropriate limits — conditions they refer out, red flags that pause treatment, medications they don't prescribe without in-person evaluation. We document these, because a provider's willingness to say "no" is often a better quality signal than anything in their marketing.

Disclosure & funding

Virtual Health Visits earns commissions when readers sign up with certain providers through affiliate links. This is the standard funding model for independent review publications. In accordance with FTC guidelines (16 CFR § 255), we disclose this relationship plainly.

What this means practically:

• We earn from some — not all — providers we cover
• The presence, absence, or size of a commission does not influence our evaluations
• We cover providers with no affiliate program when they merit coverage
• We criticize providers we earn from when criticism is warranted
• We never publish sponsored reviews, paid placements, or native advertising disguised as editorial

If you click a link on our site and complete a signup, the provider pays us a referral fee at no additional cost to you. You pay the same price you would by typing the provider's URL directly into your browser.

Our affiliate relationships are maintained through networks including Katalys/RevOffers, Impact, CJ Affiliate, and direct partnerships. A full list of providers with active affiliate relationships is available on request via our contact page.

Publisher

Virtual Health Visits is published by Scout Theory LLC, a domain and publishing company based in the United States. The publication is editorially independent; providers covered on the site have no review access, approval rights, or input into published content.

We are not a healthcare provider. We do not employ physicians, prescribe medications, or offer medical advice. Our content is informational and educational only; decisions about your health should be made in consultation with a licensed clinician who knows your history.

Corrections policy

Providers and readers may request corrections by writing to us via our contact page. Factual errors are corrected promptly, with a dated correction notice added to the affected page. Substantive updates — changes in pricing, licensing, or service — are reflected in the review with a visible "Updated" date.

We do not remove or suppress unflattering but accurate content in response to provider pressure. If you believe published information is inaccurate, please provide documentation so we can verify and correct.

Get in touch

Questions, corrections, review requests, or press inquiries are all welcome. The best way to reach the editorial team is through our contact page.