First Choice @ Howell Cheney Technical High School — Manchester, Connecticut

About First Choice @ Howell Cheney Technical High School

First Choice @ Howell Cheney Technical High School is a federally qualified health center site in Manchester, Capitol 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 2010; it reports 10 operating hours a week, below 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 @ Howell Cheney Technical High School

Part B pays for the visit at First Choice @ Howell Cheney Technical High School 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 071913 here, so the site bills Medicare directly. It also carries NPI 1992111579.

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 @ Howell Cheney Technical High School

First Choice @ Howell Cheney Technical High School 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 @ Howell Cheney Technical High School 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 @ Howell Cheney Technical High School is at 791 Middle Tpke W, Manchester, CT, 06040-1819, Capitol Planning Region.

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

Manchester measures 5,067 people per square mile: transit is usually practical, parking often paid.

HRSA records 10 operating hours a week here, listed as part-time.

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

Call 860-528-1359 x183 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 @ Howell Cheney Technical High School

The nearest FIRST CHOICE HEALTH CENTERS, INC. site is 444 Center Street, 3rd fl, Manchester CHR in Manchester, 1.3 miles away.

First Choice Health Centers (Suite 230) in Manchester is the next one out, 2.1 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is InterCommunity SBHC Illing Middle School, listed under Community Care Access, 1.4 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Capitol Planning Region carries 107 listings.

The full Connecticut list is.