Community Health & Wellness Center North Canaan — Canaan, Connecticut

About Community Health & Wellness Center North Canaan

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

It has been in federal health center scope since 2024; it reports 40 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 & Wellness Center North Canaan

Part B pays for the visit at Community Health & Wellness Center North Canaan 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 COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER OF GREATER TORRINGTON, INCORPORATED; 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 Community Health & Wellness Center North Canaan

Community Health & Wellness Center North Canaan 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 & Wellness Center North Canaan 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 & Wellness Center North Canaan is at 6 E Main St, Canaan, CT, 06018-2508, Northwest Hills Planning Region.

Canaan measures 681 people per square mile: parking is normally on site, transit thinner.

HRSA records 40 operating hours a week here.

Call 860-362-5101 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 & Wellness Center North Canaan

The nearest COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER OF GREATER TORRINGTON, INCORPORATED site is North Canaan Elementary School in Canaan, 0.7 miles away.

Housatonic Valley Regional High School in Falls Village is the next one out, 6.3 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is Mary P. Hinsdale - SBHC, listed under Community Care Access, 14.4 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Northwest Hills Planning Region carries 20 listings.

The full Connecticut list is.