Sesame (Sesamecare)
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy if you are uninsured or cash-pay and want cheap one-off telehealth visits, refills, or labs.
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Sesame (Sesamecare) and PlushCare both land on Depends.
Buy if you are uninsured or cash-pay and want cheap one-off telehealth visits, refills, or labs.
PlushCare fits insured people who want fast virtual primary care, therapy, or GLP-1 prescriptions and accept stacked fees.
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| Verdict | Depends | Depends |
| Best for | Uninsured or cash-pay patients | Same-day virtual primary care |
| Who it's not for | Anyone needing ongoing, coordinated chronic care | Uninsured buyers counting every dollar |
| Privacy | No public vulnerabilities for the core product; one CVE is listed for Sesame's open-source redlock npm package, and no public security page was found.11 | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.14 |
| Support quality | Repeated Reddit 'worst experience' and 'stay away' threads | Many BBB and Reddit billing complaints. |
| Public sentiment | Polarized: cheap visits and the app get high marks, but multiple recent Reddit threads report bad service, support, and trust issues.⁴ | Reviews split between praise for fast appointments and complaints about surprise billing and support.15 |
| Biggest gotcha | 2025-26 Reddit threads call it a scam or worst-ever experience . read recent reviews before booking⁴ | The $25 membership does not include prescription costs. |