GMVA vs My Mountain Mover
Updated October 16, 2026
Medical practices hiring remote staff for the front desk and billing often compare GMVA and My Mountain Mover. GMVA places trained Philippines-based medical assistants with U.S. practices for reception, admin, and revenue cycle tasks, while My Mountain Mover places healthcare-trained assistants with medical and dental offices and adds a support layer around each hire. Training depth and ongoing support usually tip the decision.
Our analysts compared GMVA and My Mountain Mover on training, HIPAA practices, roles covered, support after placement, and pricing clarity, using the HIR review of each company. In the following sections, we compare them in one table and describe the practice each fits.
GMVA vs My Mountain Mover at a glance, October 2026
| What buyers weigh | GMVA | My Mountain Mover |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | A monthly fee for dedicated virtual medical assistants, quoted by role and hours. | Quoted monthly or hourly packages for dedicated healthcare-trained virtual assistants. The company stresses savings compared with hiring in-house rather than posting one rate. |
| What drives cost | The role (reception, billing, clinical admin), hours covered, experience level, and how much training is needed. | Hours, mix of roles, specialty or dental track, and how much account support you need. |
| Main job | Places dedicated virtual assistants for reception, admin, and revenue cycle work. | Places dedicated healthcare-trained virtual assistants and support staff. |
| Dental offices | Focused on U.S. medical practices. | Launched a dental division in 2026. Clear edge |
| Support around each placement | Works best when the practice assigns its own onboarding owner. | Adds a dedicated client-support layer around each placement. Clear edge |
| Coverage results | Scores 7.2 on practice coverage outcomes. | Scores 7.4 on practice coverage outcomes. |
| Talent | Scores 7.2 on healthcare VA talent fit. | Scores 7.5 on talent bench and support. Higher score |
| Getting live | Scores 7.0; 1-2 weeks to kick off, then 2-4 weeks to stabilize. | Scores 7.2; a match in 3-14 days, then 1-3 weeks of onboarding. |
| What you need first | A practice owner who sets up assistant access. | A named person at the practice to onboard the assistant and check work daily. |
| Deal-breaker | You must use U.S.-based W-2 employees only. | No one will supervise or train the assistant. |
| Pricing clarity score | 6.9 | 6.9 |
| HIR overall score | 7.1, Recommend. | 7.3, Recommend. |
| Best for | U.S. medical practices that want HIPAA-oriented virtual reception, admin, and RCM support from trained Philippines teams. | Practices that want a scaled bench of healthcare-trained virtual assistants with a dedicated support layer around each placement. |
| Not a fit for | Buyers that require SOC 2 Type II facility narratives comparable to MEDVA marketing. | Health systems that require an Epic-approved secured offshore facility as a contractual gate. |
Which fits which buyer
List the exact tasks the assistant will own in the first month.
Choose GMVA if
- You want assistants trained for medical reception and billing.
- A Philippines-based team suits your hours.
- Revenue cycle tasks are part of the role.
Choose My Mountain Mover if
- You run a medical or dental office.
- You want a support team checking in on each placement.
- You may add several assistants over time.
Verdict
My Mountain Mover scores slightly higher for practices that value ongoing support. GMVA suits practices that want assistants focused on medical admin and billing.
Ask both how they replace an assistant who leaves.
Methodology
Each row comes from the HIR reviews of GMVA and My Mountain Mover, scored under the HIR method, and from each vendor's public pricing where it exists. Any published price for GMVA or My Mountain Mover was checked on that vendor's own site on October 16, 2026.
A green check marks a clear edge for GMVA or My Mountain Mover only where their review scores differ by at least 0.3 points or the two reviews show a plain difference. Rows with nothing published for either GMVA or My Mountain Mover are left out, and time to full value for each adds up the rollout stages in its review.