Howard Brown Health South Side Mobile — Chicago, Illinois

About Howard Brown Health South Side Mobile

Howard Brown Health South Side Mobile is a federally qualified health center site in Chicago, Cook County. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

HRSA records it as a mobile van site, so stops and times move; it has been in federal health center scope since 2019; it reports 16 operating hours a week, below the 44-hour median for health center sites in Cook County.

HOWARD BROWN HEALTH CENTER runs 11 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 Howard Brown Health South Side Mobile

Part B pays for the visit at Howard Brown Health South Side Mobile 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 HOWARD BROWN HEALTH CENTER; 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 Howard Brown Health South Side Mobile

Howard Brown Health South Side Mobile 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

Howard Brown Health South Side Mobile 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

Howard Brown Health South Side Mobile is at 5837 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL, 60637-1463, Cook County.

That is a mobile van site's registered address; stops move, so call ahead before travel.

Chicago measures 11,875 people per square mile: transit is usually practical, parking often paid.

HRSA records 16 operating hours a week here.

Call 773-388-1600 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 Howard Brown Health South Side Mobile

The nearest HOWARD BROWN HEALTH CENTER site is Howard Brown Health 55th Street in Chicago, 1 mile away.

Howard Brown Health 55th Street in Chicago is the next one out, 1 mile away.

The closest unrelated listing is Friend Health - 6250, listed under Community Care Access, 0.6 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Cook County carries 263 listings.

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