GCHC- Appalachian Children's Home — Barbourville, Kentucky

About GCHC- Appalachian Children's Home

GCHC- Appalachian Children's Home is a federally qualified health center site in Barbourville, Knox County. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

It is a school-based service site, which can limit who may be seen; it has been in federal health center scope since 2018; it reports 8 operating hours a week, below the 16-hour median for health center sites in Knox County.

GRACE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER runs 45 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 GCHC- Appalachian Children's Home

Part B pays for the visit at GCHC- Appalachian Children's Home 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 GRACE COMMUNITY 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 GCHC- Appalachian Children's Home

GCHC- Appalachian Children's Home is required to run a sliding fee scale by household income and size. Ask intake which documents prove it.

Kentucky expanded Medicaid and counted roughly 988,571 Medicare beneficiaries as of 2026-08. Dual eligibility usually brings Extra Help with Part D costs.

Kentucky State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) answers formulary questions free at 1-877-293-7447; statewide rules sit.

Services and specialties

GCHC- Appalachian Children's Home 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

GCHC- Appalachian Children's Home is at 1909 KY 3439, Barbourville, KY, 40906-7201, Knox County.

Barbourville measures 1,204 people per square mile: parking is normally on site, transit thinner.

HRSA records 8 operating hours a week here.

Call 606-546-3805 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 GCHC- Appalachian Children's Home

The nearest GRACE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER site is Grace SBHC Knox Central High School in Barbourville, 0.8 miles away.

Grace SBHC Central Elem in Barbourville is the next one out, 0.9 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is Pineville Medical Clinic, listed under Community Care Access, 11.2 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Knox County carries 17 listings.

The full Kentucky list is.