St. Mary's Center for Women & Children (Bridge Home, Margaret's House, Mary's Home) — Dorchester, Massachusetts

About St. Mary's Center for Women & Children (Bridge Home, Margaret's House, Mary's Home)

St. Mary's Center for Women & Children (Bridge Home, Margaret's House, Mary's Home) is a federally qualified health center site in Dorchester, Suffolk County. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

It has been in federal health center scope since 1996; it reports 20 operating hours a week, below the 42.5-hour median for health center sites in Suffolk County.

BOSTON HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS PROGRAM runs 24 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 St. Mary's Center for Women & Children (Bridge Home, Margaret's House, Mary's Home)

Part B pays for the visit at St. Mary's Center for Women & Children (Bridge Home, Margaret's House, Mary'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 BOSTON HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS PROGRAM; 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 St. Mary's Center for Women & Children (Bridge Home, Margaret's House, Mary's Home)

St. Mary's Center for Women & Children (Bridge Home, Margaret's House, Mary's Home) is required to run a sliding fee scale by household income and size. Ask intake which documents prove it.

Massachusetts expanded Medicaid and counted roughly 1,456,387 Medicare beneficiaries as of 2026-08. Dual eligibility usually brings Extra Help with Part D costs.

Serving Health Insurance Needs of Everyone (SHINE) answers formulary questions free at 1-800-243-4636; statewide rules sit.

Services and specialties

St. Mary's Center for Women & Children (Bridge Home, Margaret's House, Mary'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

St. Mary's Center for Women & Children (Bridge Home, Margaret's House, Mary's Home) is at 90 Cushing Avenue, Dorchester, MA, 02125-2028, Suffolk County.

Dorchester measures 13,916 people per square mile: transit is usually practical, parking often paid.

HRSA records 20 operating hours a week here, listed as part-time.

Call 617-436-8600 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 St. Mary's Center for Women & Children (Bridge Home, Margaret's House, Mary's Home)

The nearest BOSTON HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS PROGRAM site is Casa Esperanza in Boston, 1.1 miles away.

Southampton Street Shelter in Boston is the next one out, 1.3 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is Upham's Corner Health Center - Business & Human Resources Office, listed under Community Care Access, 0.2 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Suffolk County carries 86 listings.

The full Massachusetts list is.