Columbus Elementary School - SBHC — Bridgeport, Connecticut

About Columbus Elementary School - SBHC

Columbus Elementary School - SBHC is a federally qualified health center site in Bridgeport, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

HRSA records it as a seasonal site that may not run year-round; it is a school-based service site, which can limit who may be seen; it has been in federal health center scope since 2018; it reports 35 operating hours a week, in line with the 35-hour median for health center sites in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region.

OPTIMUS HEALTH CARE, INC. runs 25 other listed locations.

HRSA Health Center Service Delivery Sites lists it; no source records whether GLP-1 medications are prescribed here.

GLP-1 coverage at Columbus Elementary School - SBHC

Part B pays for the visit at Columbus Elementary School - SBHC under the health center payment system, and the sliding fee scale can lower the cost of the visit for those who qualify; the drug is billed to Part D by a pharmacy.

HRSA lists no Medicare billing number here for OPTIMUS HEALTH CARE, INC.; confirm billing before a first visit.

Medicare's general GLP-1 rules are set out.

• Do you manage GLP-1 prescriptions for Medicare patients?
• Which Medicare plans do you take?
• What documents precede a prior authorization?

Insurance and Medicare at Columbus Elementary School - SBHC

Columbus Elementary School - SBHC is required to run a sliding fee scale by household income and size. Ask intake which documents prove it.

Connecticut expanded Medicaid and counted roughly 742,808 Medicare beneficiaries as of 2026-08. Dual eligibility usually brings Extra Help with Part D costs.

Connecticut CHOICES (Program for Health Insurance Assistance, Outreach, Information and Referral, Counseling, Eligibility Screening) answers formulary questions free at 1-800-994-9422; statewide rules sit.

Services and specialties

Columbus Elementary School - SBHC is required to provide or arrange, directly or by referral:

Weight management and diabetes care sit inside primary care, where a GLP-1 conversation would start.

• Primary care for all ages
• Behavioral health and substance use care
• Preventive dental care
• Laboratory and diagnostic services

Getting there and what to expect

Columbus Elementary School - SBHC is at 275 George St, Bridgeport, CT, 06604-3320, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region.

The site is registered as seasonal and may close for part of the year.

Bridgeport measures 9,086 people per square mile: transit is usually practical, parking often paid.

HRSA records 35 operating hours a week here.

Call 203-579-8461 before travelling.

• Medicare card and any Part D card
• Photo ID
• Current medications and doses
• Recent labs or prescriber notes
• Income and household size, for the fee scale

Other options near Columbus Elementary School - SBHC

The nearest OPTIMUS HEALTH CARE, INC. site is OPTMUS at Recovery Counseling Services in Bridgeport, 0.5 miles away.

OPTIMUS on Barnum Avenue in Bridgeport is the next one out, 0.9 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is Geraldine W. Johnson School, listed under Community Care Access, 0.3 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Greater Bridgeport Planning Region carries 55 listings.

The full Connecticut list is.