UCFS Health Center Griswold — Griswold, Connecticut

About UCFS Health Center Griswold

UCFS Health Center Griswold is a federally qualified health center site in Griswold, Southeastern Connecticut 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 55 operating hours a week, above the 35-hour median for health center sites in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region.

UNITED COMMUNITY AND FAMILY SERVICES, INC. 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 UCFS Health Center Griswold

Part B pays for the visit at UCFS Health Center Griswold 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 071873 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 UCFS Health Center Griswold

UCFS Health Center Griswold 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

UCFS Health Center Griswold 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

UCFS Health Center Griswold is at 226 E Main St, Griswold, CT, 06351-2110, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region.

Griswold measures 4,833 people per square mile: transit is usually practical, parking often paid.

HRSA records 55 operating hours a week here.

Call 860-376-7040 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 UCFS Health Center Griswold

The nearest UNITED COMMUNITY AND FAMILY SERVICES, INC. site is Norwich Technical High School - School Based Health Center in Norwich, 6.9 miles away.

UCFS at Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School in Norwich is the next one out, 7.1 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is Plainfield Central School SBHC, listed under Community Care Access, 5.5 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region carries 29 listings.

The full Connecticut list is.