Mobile Medical Unit #1 — Bridgeport, Connecticut

About Mobile Medical Unit #1

Mobile Medical Unit #1 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 mobile van site, so stops and times move; it has been in federal health center scope since 2021; it reports 30 operating hours a week, below the 35-hour median for health center sites in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region.

SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INC runs 24 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 Mobile Medical Unit #1

Part B pays for the visit at Mobile Medical Unit #1 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 SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER 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 Mobile Medical Unit #1

Mobile Medical Unit #1 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

Mobile Medical Unit #1 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

Mobile Medical Unit #1 is at 46 Albion St, Bridgeport, CT, 06605-2602, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region.

That is a mobile van site's registered address; stops move, so call ahead before travel.

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

HRSA records 30 operating hours a week here.

Call 203-332-3501 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 Mobile Medical Unit #1

The nearest SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INC site is SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY HLTH CTR, INC in Bridgeport, at the same registered coordinates.

Cesar Batalla, School Based Health Center in Bridgeport is the next one out, 0.5 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is OPTIMUS at Kinsella, 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.