First Choice Health Centers — East Hartford, Connecticut

About First Choice Health Centers

First Choice Health Centers is a federally qualified health center site in East Hartford, Capitol Planning Region. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

It has been in federal health center scope since 1996; it reports 48.5 operating hours a week, above the 40-hour median for health center sites in Capitol Planning Region.

FIRST CHOICE HEALTH CENTERS, INC. runs 12 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 First Choice Health Centers

Part B pays for the visit at First Choice Health Centers 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 071821 here, so the site bills Medicare directly. It also carries NPI 1215923131.

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 First Choice Health Centers

First Choice Health Centers 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

First Choice Health Centers 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

First Choice Health Centers is at 94 Connecticut Blvd, East Hartford, CT, 06108-3013, Capitol Planning Region.

East Hartford measures 6,940 people per square mile: transit is usually practical, parking often paid.

HRSA records 48.5 operating hours a week here, listed as full-time.

It publishes its own hours and intake details at firstchc.org.

Call 860-528-1359 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 First Choice Health Centers

The nearest FIRST CHOICE HEALTH CENTERS, INC. site is FCHC Mobile Health Services in East Hartford, at the same registered coordinates.

FCHC Mobile Medical Services (2) in East Hartford is the next one out, at the same registered coordinates.

The closest unrelated listing is InterCommunity Administrative Office, listed under Community Care Access, 0.6 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Capitol Planning Region carries 107 listings.

The full Connecticut list is.