Christopher Greater Area Rural Health Planning Corporation & Rea Clinic — Christopher, Illinois

About Christopher Greater Area Rural Health Planning Corporation & Rea Clinic

Christopher Greater Area Rural Health Planning Corporation & Rea Clinic is a federally qualified health center site in Christopher, Franklin County. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

It has been in federal health center scope since 1979; it reports 48 operating hours a week, above the 40-hour median for health center sites in Franklin County.

Christopher Greater Area Rural Health Planning Corporation runs 15 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 Christopher Greater Area Rural Health Planning Corporation & Rea Clinic

Part B pays for the visit at Christopher Greater Area Rural Health Planning Corporation & Rea Clinic 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 141819 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 Christopher Greater Area Rural Health Planning Corporation & Rea Clinic

Christopher Greater Area Rural Health Planning Corporation & Rea Clinic is required to run a sliding fee scale by household income and size. Ask intake which documents prove it.

Illinois expanded Medicaid and counted roughly 2,406,387 Medicare beneficiaries as of 2026-08. Dual eligibility usually brings Extra Help with Part D costs.

Illinois Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP) answers formulary questions free at 1-800-252-8966; statewide rules sit.

Services and specialties

Christopher Greater Area Rural Health Planning Corporation & Rea Clinic 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

Christopher Greater Area Rural Health Planning Corporation & Rea Clinic is at 4241 State Highway 14, Christopher, IL, 62822-1037, Franklin County.

Christopher measures 1,740 people per square mile: transit is usually practical, parking often paid.

HRSA records 48 operating hours a week here, listed as full-time.

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

Call 618-724-2401 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 Christopher Greater Area Rural Health Planning Corporation & Rea Clinic

The nearest Christopher Greater Area Rural Health Planning Corporation site is Sesser Community Health Center in Sesser, 8 miles away.

Benton Mental Health Wellness Center in Benton is the next one out, 8.5 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is Shawnee Health Service, Information Technology Carterville, listed under Community Care Access, 15.7 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Franklin County carries 4 listings.

The full Illinois list is.