SIU Center for Healthy Aging and Wellness — Springfield, Illinois

About SIU Center for Healthy Aging and Wellness

SIU Center for Healthy Aging and Wellness is a federally qualified health center site in Springfield, Sangamon County. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

It has been in federal health center scope since 2022; it reports 40 operating hours a week, in line with the 40-hour median for health center sites in Sangamon County.

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE runs 16 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 SIU Center for Healthy Aging and Wellness

Part B pays for the visit at SIU Center for Healthy Aging and Wellness 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 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE; 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 SIU Center for Healthy Aging and Wellness

SIU Center for Healthy Aging and Wellness 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

SIU Center for Healthy Aging and Wellness 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

SIU Center for Healthy Aging and Wellness is at 319 E Madison St, Springfield, IL, 62701-1035, Sangamon County.

Springfield measures 1,930 people per square mile: transit is usually practical, parking often paid.

HRSA records 40 operating hours a week here.

Call 217-545-8000 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 SIU Center for Healthy Aging and Wellness

The nearest SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE site is SIU Center for Family Medicine-Springfield in Springfield, 0.2 miles away.

SIU Center for Family Medicine - General Internal Medicine Clinic in Springfield is the next one out, 0.5 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is St. John's Dental Clinic, listed under Community Care Access, 0.4 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Sangamon County carries 11 listings.

The full Illinois list is.