Community Health and Wellness Center — Winsted, Connecticut

About Community Health and Wellness Center

Community Health and Wellness Center is a federally qualified health center site in Winsted, Northwest Hills Planning Region. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

It has been in federal health center scope since 2018; it reports 43 operating hours a week, above the 31.3-hour median for health center sites in Northwest Hills Planning Region.

COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER OF GREATER TORRINGTON, INCORPORATED runs 17 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 Community Health and Wellness Center

Part B pays for the visit at Community Health and Wellness Center 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 Medicare billing number 071877 here, so the site bills Medicare directly.

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 Community Health and Wellness Center

Community Health and Wellness Center 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

Community Health and Wellness Center 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

Community Health and Wellness Center is at 10 Center St, Winsted, CT, 06098-1623, Northwest Hills Planning Region.

Winsted measures 2,357 people per square mile: transit is usually practical, parking often paid.

HRSA records 43 operating hours a week here.

Call 860-238-4211 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 Community Health and Wellness Center

The nearest COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER OF GREATER TORRINGTON, INCORPORATED site is The Open Door Soup Kitchen in Winsted, 0.3 miles away.

Torrington Intermediate School in Torrington is the next one out, 6.1 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is Mary P. Hinsdale - SBHC, listed under Community Care Access, 0.4 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Northwest Hills Planning Region carries 20 listings.

The full Connecticut list is.