JTCHS - Opa Locka Youth and Children's Wellness Center — Opa Locka, Florida

About JTCHS - Opa Locka Youth and Children's Wellness Center

JTCHS - Opa Locka Youth and Children's Wellness Center is a federally qualified health center site in Opa Locka, Miami-Dade County. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

It has been in federal health center scope since 2015; it reports 45 operating hours a week, above the 40-hour median for health center sites in Miami-Dade County.

JESSIE TRICE COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEM INC runs 74 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 JTCHS - Opa Locka Youth and Children's Wellness Center

Part B pays for the visit at JTCHS - Opa Locka Youth and Children's Wellness Center 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 JESSIE TRICE COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEM 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 JTCHS - Opa Locka Youth and Children's Wellness Center

JTCHS - Opa Locka Youth and Children's Wellness Center is required to run a sliding fee scale by household income and size. Ask intake which documents prove it.

Florida has not expanded Medicaid and counted roughly 5,133,537 Medicare beneficiaries as of 2026-08. Eligibility under 65 is narrower here, though dual eligibility still cuts Part D costs.

Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders (SHINE) answers formulary questions free at 1-800-963-5337; statewide rules sit.

Services and specialties

JTCHS - Opa Locka Youth and Children's Wellness Center 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

JTCHS - Opa Locka Youth and Children's Wellness Center is at 490 Opa Locka Blvd, Ste 100, Opa Locka, FL, 33054-3563, Miami-Dade County.

Opa Locka measures 6,200 people per square mile: transit is usually practical, parking often paid.

HRSA records 45 operating hours a week here.

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

Call 305-637-6400 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 JTCHS - Opa Locka Youth and Children's Wellness Center

The nearest JESSIE TRICE COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEM INC site is Nathan B. Young Elementary School in Opa Locka, 0.7 miles away.

Carrie P. Meek/Westview K-8 Center in North Miami is the next one out, 1.3 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is CHN MDC North, listed under Community Care Access, 1.7 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Miami-Dade County carries 217 listings.

The full Florida list is.