East Georgia Health Care Center - Metter — Metter, Georgia

About East Georgia Health Care Center - Metter

East Georgia Health Care Center - Metter is a federally qualified health center site in Metter, Candler County. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

It has been in federal health center scope since 2019; it reports 44 operating hours a week, in line with the 44-hour median for health center sites in Candler County.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH GEORGIA runs 14 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 East Georgia Health Care Center - Metter

Part B pays for the visit at East Georgia Health Care Center - Metter 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 111921 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 East Georgia Health Care Center - Metter

East Georgia Health Care Center - Metter is required to run a sliding fee scale by household income and size. Ask intake which documents prove it.

Georgia has not expanded Medicaid and counted roughly 1,944,905 Medicare beneficiaries as of 2026-08. Eligibility under 65 is narrower here, though dual eligibility still cuts Part D costs.

Georgia State Health Insurance Assistance Program (GeorgiaCares) answers formulary questions free at 1-866-552-4464; statewide rules sit.

Services and specialties

East Georgia Health Care Center - Metter 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

East Georgia Health Care Center - Metter is at 34 NW Broad St, Metter, GA, 30439-4025, Candler County.

Metter measures 528 people per square mile: parking is normally on site, transit thinner.

HRSA records 44 operating hours a week here.

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

Call 912-537-6565 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 East Georgia Health Care Center - Metter

The nearest DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH GEORGIA site is East Georgia Health Care Center - Reidsville in Reidsville, 22.1 miles away.

East Georgia Healthcare Center Mobile Clinic in Reidsville is the next one out, 22.1 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is East Georgia Healthcare Center, listed under Community Care Access, at the same registered coordinates. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Candler County carries 2 listings.

The full Georgia list is.