The short version: MedStands pays a recurring fixed marketing fee of $36 to $260 per active referred customer every month, set by the medication category, for as long as that customer stays active. Yara's Ambassador Program is publicly reported by affiliate directories to pay a per-sale bounty of roughly $100 to $200, plus a 5% recurring commission on customer renewals. Both models include a recurring element, so the honest contrast is not simply "recurring versus one-time." It is a fixed monthly dollar fee that does not move with price, versus a per-sale bounty paired with a small percentage of each renewal.
A sourcing note before the numbers: every Yara figure below comes from third-party affiliate directories, not from Yara's own ambassador page, which was unreachable during research. Treat the Yara figures as publicly reported rather than brand-confirmed, and check Yara's current terms directly before you decide.
At a glance
| MedStands | Yara | |
|---|---|---|
| Payment model | A recurring fixed marketing fee by medication category (a flat per-category dollar amount, not a commission, percentage, or share of sales) | A per-sale bounty (CPA) plus a 5% recurring commission on renewals, run in-house and tracked via Everflow (publicly reported) |
| When you are paid | Every month a referral stays active | A bounty at the sale, then 5% on each renewal; payouts listed as monthly on Net-7 terms with a $100 minimum (publicly reported) |
| How much per referral | $36 to $260 per active customer per month, by category | Listed by affiliate directories at roughly $100 to $200 per sale (TapRefer lists $150 per sale), plus a reported 5% on renewals (not confirmed on Yara's own page) |
| Attribution window | Tied to you for life, stored on the account at signup, no expiry | Reported 60-day cookie |
| Cost to join | $0, free to join, no setup or monthly fee | Free to join (publicly reported) |
| Sign-up requirements | Self-serve, live the same day, admin review, no follower or audience minimum | Submit an application with accurate business and audience details; approval reported in a few days, then dashboard access to links and creatives (publicly reported) |
| Referral cap | No cap on referrals or earnings | Not disclosed |
| Who handles the clinical side | Licensed providers prescribe; licensed pharmacies fulfill, refill, and ship (LegitScript-certified platform) | Yara operates as a GLP-1 weight-loss telehealth provider (its own clinical operation) |
The math: recurring monthly vs one-time
Both programs pay you again after the first sale, so the real difference is the shape of that recurring money, not simply whether it exists.
Yara's headline payout is a per-sale bounty, publicly reported at roughly $100 to $200 (TapRefer lists a flat $150 per sale). You earn that once, when the referral buys. On top of it, directories report a 5% recurring commission on renewals. Five percent is a percentage of whatever the renewal is billed at, so the dollar amount rides on the renewal price and moves if the customer's plan or spend changes.
MedStands pays differently. The fee is a fixed dollar amount set by the medication category, between $36 and $260, and it is paid every month a referred customer stays active. It is not a percentage of the sale, not a commission, and not a share of revenue. Because it is fixed by category, the amount you see is the amount you get for each active month, and it does not shrink because a customer moved to a cheaper renewal. A semaglutide or tirzepatide customer who stays active for a year is paid on up to twelve times, at the category rate, rather than once.
Be clear-eyed about what that range is. It is a per-customer monthly fee schedule by category, not a promise of a total. Your actual MedStands earnings depend on which medication category applies and on how many referred people qualify and stay active. Every request is reviewed by a licensed provider, and not everyone qualifies, so no one should read $36 to $260 as a guaranteed payout. What the model fixes is the structure: a set dollar fee, repeated every active month, with no cap on how many referrals you carry or how much you earn. For a fuller walkthrough of how recurring referral income compounds, see how much you can earn referring businesses to telehealth.
Attribution: lifetime binding vs a cookie
Attribution decides whether a referral still counts to you weeks later, and this is where the two programs differ most.
Yara's attribution is publicly reported as a 60-day cookie. Sixty days is generous next to the roughly 30-day norm across telehealth, and far longer than the very short windows some programs use. Even so, a cookie is a timer on a browser: it credits you only if the person converts inside the window, and it can lapse if they clear cookies, switch devices, or take longer than 60 days to decide.
MedStands does not use an expiring cookie. When someone signs up through your QR code or personal link, they are bound to you on the account itself, at signup, and stay tied to you for life. There is no window to beat and no re-click to worry about, which matters in GLP-1 weight loss, where people often research for weeks before starting. If you want the mechanics of account-level binding, see how telehealth referral attribution and lifetime tracking work.
Cost, sign-up, and the clinical side
Both programs are free to join, which is worth stating plainly. MedStands has no setup fee, no monthly fee, and nothing to buy. Sign-up is self-serve, your QR code and personal link are ready the same day, an admin reviews the account, and there is no follower or audience-size minimum. Payouts go to your bank monthly through Stripe Connect, with a US$25 minimum payout that otherwise rolls forward. Yara is also reported as free to join, with an application form that asks for accurate business and audience details, approval reported within a few days, and dashboard access to links and creatives after that. Yara's payouts are listed as monthly on Net-7 terms with a $100 minimum.
On the clinical side, MedStands is not a medical practice and does not prescribe. Licensed providers do the prescribing, and licensed pharmacies handle fulfillment, refills, and shipping on a LegitScript-certified platform. As a partner or affiliate you do no clinical work and hold no inventory. Yara operates as a telehealth provider running its own clinical care, which is a different company structure but not something an ambassador is involved in either way.
One MedStands-specific point: individuals can join through the MedStands affiliate program and sell on their own link, while businesses can join through the partner program, including tailored partner programs by industry. A business you refer still earns its own fee in full, so nobody earns less because you referred them. If you are unsure which track fits, partner vs affiliate breaks it down.
Where Yara may be a fit
Yara's model has real advantages for certain audiences. A per-sale bounty publicly reported at roughly $100 to $200 is a healthy upfront number, and if you would rather collect a larger lump sum at the sale than build a base of small monthly fees, that structure is attractive. The reported 60-day cookie is generous by sector standards and gives buyers longer to convert than many programs allow. The added 5% on renewals means the model is not purely one-time, so patient audiences can still see some tail. And if you prefer a name-brand GLP-1 telehealth product with its own creatives and an Everflow dashboard, Yara offers a self-contained package. Those are reasonable reasons to choose it.
Common questions
Does Yara pay recurring commissions, or only a one-time bounty?
Both, according to affiliate directories. Yara is publicly reported to pay a per-sale bounty of roughly $100 to $200 (TapRefer lists $150), plus a 5% recurring commission on renewals. The difference from MedStands is that Yara's recurring piece is a percentage of each renewal, while MedStands pays a fixed dollar fee by category every active month. These figures are not confirmed on Yara's own page.
Is the MedStands fee a commission or a percentage?
No. It is a fixed marketing fee set by the medication category, a flat per-category dollar amount between $36 and $260 per active customer per month. It is not a commission, a percentage, or a share of sales, so it does not move with the customer's renewal price. For the model itself, see what a telehealth partner program is.
How long does a MedStands referral keep earning?
For as long as that customer stays active. The referral is bound to your account at signup and stored there, not on an expiring cookie, so the monthly fee continues each active month rather than stopping after a fixed window like Yara's reported 60-day cookie.
How does this compare with other GLP-1 programs?
Most GLP-1 affiliate programs lean on a one-time CPA and a cookie window; Yara adds a reported 5% renewal commission on top of its bounty. For a wider view across the category, see MedStands vs the top GLP-1 affiliate programs.
Ready to earn a recurring fee on every active referral?
If a fixed monthly fee that keeps paying for the life of each active customer fits how you want to earn, the MedStands affiliate program is free to join, live the same day, and never charges you to participate. Businesses can start with the partner program or browse partner programs by industry. You get paid, you never pay.
Competitor program terms are as of July 2026 and come from each brand's published affiliate information. Programs change, so check their current terms.