Westside Middle School Academy — Danbury, Connecticut

About Westside Middle School Academy

Westside Middle School Academy is a federally qualified health center site in Danbury, Western Connecticut 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 2023; it reports 35 operating hours a week, in line with the 35-hour median for health center sites in Western Connecticut Planning Region.

CONNECTICUT INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITIES, 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 Westside Middle School Academy

Part B pays for the visit at Westside Middle School Academy 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 CONNECTICUT INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITIES, 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 Westside Middle School Academy

Westside Middle School Academy 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

Westside Middle School Academy 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

Westside Middle School Academy is at 1 School Ridge Rd, Danbury, CT, 06811-5254, Western Connecticut Planning Region.

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

Danbury measures 2,025 people per square mile: transit is usually practical, parking often paid.

HRSA records 35 operating hours a week here.

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

Call 203-743-0100 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 Westside Middle School Academy

The nearest CONNECTICUT INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITIES, INC site is CIFC Health - 152 West in Danbury, 0.9 miles away.

CIFC Health - 120 Main in Danbury is the next one out, 1.6 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER OF DANBURY, listed under Community Care Access, 1.6 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Western Connecticut Planning Region carries 67 listings.

The full Connecticut list is.