HealthLinc East Chicago Harbor — East Chicago, Indiana

About HealthLinc East Chicago Harbor

HealthLinc East Chicago Harbor 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 2021; it reports 45 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 Harbor

Part B pays for the visit at HealthLinc East Chicago Harbor 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 151108 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 HealthLinc East Chicago Harbor

HealthLinc East Chicago Harbor 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 Harbor 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 Harbor is at 2323 Broadway St, East Chicago, IN, 46312-2264, Lake County.

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

HRSA records 45 operating hours a week here.

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

Call 888-580-1060 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 Harbor

The nearest HEALTHLINC INC site is HealthLinc East Chicago Harbor West in East Chicago, 0.1 miles away.

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

The closest unrelated listing is 219 Health Network Inc., listed under Community Care Access, 0.5 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Lake County carries 66 listings.

The full Indiana list is.