HealthLinc East Chicago — East Chicago, Indiana

About HealthLinc East Chicago

HealthLinc East Chicago is a federally qualified health center site in East Chicago, Lake County. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

It has been in federal health center scope since 2013; it reports 53 operating hours a week, above the 40-hour median for health center sites in Lake County.

HEALTHLINC INC 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 HealthLinc East Chicago

Part B pays for the visit at HealthLinc East Chicago 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 151901 here, so the site bills Medicare directly. It also carries NPI 1184069569.

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 HealthLinc East Chicago

HealthLinc East Chicago is required to run a sliding fee scale by household income and size. Ask intake which documents prove it.

Indiana expanded Medicaid and counted roughly 1,376,933 Medicare beneficiaries as of 2026-08. Dual eligibility usually brings Extra Help with Part D costs.

Indiana State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) answers formulary questions free at 1-800-452-4800; statewide rules sit.

Services and specialties

HealthLinc East Chicago 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

HealthLinc East Chicago is at 1313 W Chicago Ave, East Chicago, IN, 46312-3316, Lake County.

East Chicago measures 2,015 people per square mile: transit is usually practical, parking often paid.

HRSA records 53 operating hours a week here, listed as full-time.

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

Call 219-398-9685 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 HealthLinc East Chicago

The nearest HEALTHLINC INC site is HealthLinc East Chicago Harbor West in East Chicago, 2.5 miles away.

HealthLinc East Chicago Harbor in East Chicago is the next one out, 2.6 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is Community HealthNet at E.C. Central, listed under Community Care Access, 0.7 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Lake County carries 66 listings.

The full Indiana list is.