Young Women's Leadership Academy — Chicago, Illinois

About Young Women's Leadership Academy

Young Women's Leadership Academy is a federally qualified health center site in Chicago, Cook County. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

It has been in federal health center scope since 2025; it reports 4 operating hours a week, below the 44-hour median for health center sites in Cook County.

LAWNDALE CHRISTIAN HEALTH CENTER runs 43 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 Young Women's Leadership Academy

Part B pays for the visit at Young Women's Leadership Academy 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 LAWNDALE CHRISTIAN 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 Young Women's Leadership Academy

Young Women's Leadership Academy 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

Young Women's Leadership Academy 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

Young Women's Leadership Academy is at 2641 S Calumet Ave, Chicago, IL, 60616-2901, Cook County.

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

HRSA records 4 operating hours a week here.

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

Call 872-588-3000 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 Young Women's Leadership Academy

The nearest LAWNDALE CHRISTIAN HEALTH CENTER site is LCHC at Ignite in Chicago, 1.3 miles away.

LCHC at SPARC in Chicago is the next one out, 1.5 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is Mile Square Dr. Cynthia Barnes Boyd/Drake Health and Wellness Center, listed under Community Care Access, 0.5 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Cook County carries 263 listings.

The full Illinois list is.