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PlushCare

Online primary care doctors who can treat anxiety and depression and refill some medications, plus separate video talk therapy.

You book a video visit with a PlushCare primary care doctor, who can assess anxiety or depression and prescribe or refill some non-controlled medications; talk therapy with a licensed therapist is booked separately. Doctor visits need a $19.99/month membership plus your insurance copay or $129 per visit; therapy is $169 per session self-pay.

  • From $19.99/month membership plus $129/visit self-pay or your insurance copay; therapy $169/session
  • Insurance accepted
  • iPhone · Android · Web
  • HIPAA compliant
  • Privacy C
  • 4.9 on App Store
  • 4.7 on Google Play

Reviewed by HeyPsych Board · 2026-10-26

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What you get

A licensed therapist

Best for adults with mild to moderate anxiety or depression who want a primary care doctor to start or refill medication

What it costs

From $19.99/month membership plus $129/visit self-pay or your insurance copay; therapy $169/session

About $240 a year

How you start

Start with a free trial, then subscribe

iPhone · Android · Web

Know first

Not for a crisis. Call or text 988 any time.

Is it right for you?

Both sides, from our review. Tap what describes you.

A good fit if

Look elsewhere if

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What it's for

  • Starting or refilling antidepressants with a primary care doctor
  • Assessment of anxiety and depression by video
  • Video talk therapy with a licensed therapist
  • Primary care visits

Conditions it can help with

What it costs

Subscription

From $19.99/month membership plus $129/visit self-pay or your insurance copay; therapy $169/session

Insurance may cover it

Over a year

About $240 a year

$19.99 a month × 12

Worked out from the listed price. Check the vendor for today’s price.

How you start: Start with a free trial, then subscribe

Membership also sold at $149/year after a 30-day trial (per Inside Telehealth). The membership fee is not covered by most insurance and is not HSA/FSA eligible; medication and lab costs are separate. Visits can be billed to in-network insurance.

Privacy, evidence & safety

Privacy

C

Our privacy grade, from the facts below

Sells data or shares it for ads
Yes
You can have your data deleted
Policy doesn't say
Health data protected by HIPAA
Yes
Data stays on your device
No
Account needed
Yes
Regulatory action (last 5 years)
None found

Research

Early research

How we rate research

Trade-offs

  • Requires ongoing subscription with no free option

What we couldn't verify

  • Clinical evidence is limited or still emerging

Says it does not sell personal information for money, but advertising partners' cookies track activity for targeted ads and its analytics sharing may count as a sale or share under state law; medical records fall under HIPAA.

Privacy policy read 2026-10-26 · How we grade privacy

PlushCare is not for a crisis. If you are thinking about suicide or in danger, call or text 988 any time.

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