Sterling Area Health Center Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools SBSS — Whittemore, Michigan

About Sterling Area Health Center Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools SBSS

Sterling Area Health Center Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools SBSS is a federally qualified health center site in Whittemore, Iosco 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 2022; it reports 40 operating hours a week, in line with the 40-hour median for health center sites in Iosco County.

STERLING AREA HEALTH CENTER runs 11 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 Sterling Area Health Center Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools SBSS

Part B pays for the visit at Sterling Area Health Center Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools SBSS 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 STERLING AREA 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 Sterling Area Health Center Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools SBSS

Sterling Area Health Center Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools SBSS is required to run a sliding fee scale by household income and size. Ask intake which documents prove it.

Michigan expanded Medicaid and counted roughly 2,250,601 Medicare beneficiaries as of 2026-08. Dual eligibility usually brings Extra Help with Part D costs.

Michigan State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) answers formulary questions free at 1-800-803-7174; statewide rules sit.

Services and specialties

Sterling Area Health Center Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools SBSS 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

Sterling Area Health Center Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools SBSS is at 8970 Prescott Rd, Whittemore, MI, 48770-9434, Iosco County.

Whittemore measures 381 people per square mile: parking is normally on site, transit thinner.

HRSA records 40 operating hours a week here.

It publishes its own hours and intake details at sterlinghealth.net.

Call 989-654-2491 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 Sterling Area Health Center Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools SBSS

The nearest STERLING AREA HEALTH CENTER site is Hale Clinic- Sterling Area Health Center in Hale, 10.3 miles away.

OGEMAW CLINIC OF STERLING AHC in Prescott is the next one out, 12.5 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is MidMichigan Medical Offices-West Branch, listed under Community Care Access, 21.8 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Iosco County carries 6 listings.

The full Michigan list is.