Reviewed comparison · 11 profiles · same checks for every clinic
Fountain Life vs Next Health
Both offer ongoing longevity memberships, but their diagnostic depth and treatment mix differ. Compare exact inclusions, medical oversight, repeat testing, evidence gaps and the realistic first-year bill.
Which should you choose: Fountain Life or Next Health?
Choose Fountain Life if you want an imaging-led preventive-health membership and will verify the current diagnostic package, repeat-testing schedule and add-ons in writing.
Choose Next Health if lower monthly pricing, quarterly biomarkers and wellness-service credits fit your needs better, with the understanding that services and prescribing safeguards vary by location.
Skip both if membership discounts could drive treatments you would not otherwise choose or no clinician is clearly responsible for abnormal results and medication monitoring.
Partly documentedBASE $595/yr reported by independent coverage; CORE $10,500/yr and APEX $21,500/yr official shop listings marked sold outChecked · Official clinic source · reviewed 4 sources
Document checked$99/mo Medicine 4.0 · $199/mo Optimize · $299/mo Premier · $299-$399/mo 4.0 bundles; services vary by locationChecked · Official clinic source
Likely complete cost
Not disclosedA complete first-year price including add-ons, retesting and outside referrals is not publicly available.Checked · reviewed 6 sources
Not disclosedA complete first-year price including add-ons, retesting and outside referrals is not publicly available.Checked · reviewed 3 sources
Visit format and time
Document checkedAnnual membership by tier. Ongoing relationship.Checked · Official clinic source
Document checkedMonthly membership. Ongoing with quarterly testing in Medicine 4.0.Checked · Official clinic source
What is included
Document checkedBASE, CORE, APEX and APEX Family memberships, with diagnostics and care varying by tierChecked · Official clinic source
Document checkedQuarterly biomarker testing, consults, IV therapy, vitamin shots and treatment credits by tierChecked · Official clinic source
Responsible clinician and time
Partly documentedCare-team and physician relationship varies by tier. Direct clinician time was not published in a comparable format.Checked · Official clinic source · reviewed 1 sources
Partly documentedProvider consults and written plans in clinical tiers. Direct clinician time was not published in a comparable format.Checked · Official clinic source · reviewed 1 sources
Follow-up after abnormal results
Partly documentedOngoing care is central to the offer; the exact visit and retesting schedule by tier is not independently verified.Checked · Official clinic source · reviewed 1 sources
Document checkedQuarterly testing and provider consults are published; services and treatment access vary by location.Checked · Official clinic source
Published results and reported complications
Not disclosedWe did not find comparable published results or complication data in the sources reviewed.Checked · reviewed 2 sources
Not disclosedWe did not find comparable published results or complication data in the sources reviewed.Checked · reviewed 3 sources
Question to ask before booking
Not disclosedIs BASE currently bookable and what does it include, can CORE or APEX be booked now, what does APEX Family cost, and which services cost extra?Checked · reviewed 3 sources
Not disclosedWhich services are available at each location, when do credits expire, and who prescribes and monitors medication?Checked · reviewed 3 sources
Best fit
You want an ongoing physician relationship, not a one-off scan.
You want regular lab tests and consultations rather than a $20,000 annual clinic product.
Reason to skip
You want only one scan and no continuing clinical relationship.
You are mainly buying IV therapy, peptides or hormones without a clear diagnosis and monitoring plan.
Partly documentedCare-team and physician relationship varies by tier. Direct clinician time was not published in a comparable format.Checked · Official clinic source · reviewed 1 sources
Partly documentedProvider consults and written plans in clinical tiers. Direct clinician time was not published in a comparable format.Checked · Official clinic source · reviewed 1 sources
Partly documentedOngoing care is central to the offer; the exact visit and retesting schedule by tier is not independently verified.Checked · Official clinic source · reviewed 1 sources
Not disclosedIs BASE currently bookable and what does it include, can CORE or APEX be booked now, what does APEX Family cost, and which services cost extra?Checked · reviewed 3 sources
Not disclosedWhich services are available at each location, when do credits expire, and who prescribes and monitors medication?Checked · reviewed 3 sources
You are mainly buying IV therapy, peptides or hormones without a clear diagnosis and monitoring plan.
Fountain Life
Built from public documents
“A serious premium-clinic offer if the physician team is responsible for the year-long care plan. Expensive, and therefore judged on follow-up, not the diagnostic menu.”
“A useful entry-level membership if you want quarterly labs and a provider-reviewed plan at a low monthly price. Be much more skeptical when the conversation moves from testing and lifestyle to peptides, hormones, stem cells, exosomes or other add-on therapeutics.”
Agewell records public prices, what each clinic provides, clinician involvement, follow-up and unanswered questions separately. Every factual statement links to the source that supports it. Information supplied by a clinic is labelled and does not change our editorial verdict without independent support.
Agewell asks every clinic the same questions about the type and length of care, published price, clinician involvement, follow-up, outcomes and unanswered safety questions. Information supplied by a clinic stays clearly labelled.
Why does Agewell not give every clinic one score?
A one-off scan, annual membership and residential retreat provide different kinds of care. A single score would hide those differences and could reward a longer treatment menu instead of useful medical follow-up.
Can a clinic change its Agewell verdict?
A clinic can correct facts and provide documents, but it cannot buy or directly edit the verdict. Agewell reviews every response and keeps clinic claims separate from independently supported conclusions.
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