Family Health Care Clinic, Columbia--Head Start — Columbia, Mississippi

About Family Health Care Clinic, Columbia--Head Start

Family Health Care Clinic, Columbia--Head Start is a federally qualified health center site in Columbia, Marion County. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

HRSA records it as a seasonal site that may not run year-round; it has been in federal health center scope since 2009; it reports 4 operating hours a week, below the 40-hour median for health center sites in Marion County.

Family Health Care Clinic, Inc. runs 43 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 Family Health Care Clinic, Columbia--Head Start

Part B pays for the visit at Family Health Care Clinic, Columbia--Head Start 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 251800 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 Family Health Care Clinic, Columbia--Head Start

Family Health Care Clinic, Columbia--Head Start is required to run a sliding fee scale by household income and size. Ask intake which documents prove it.

Mississippi has not expanded Medicaid and counted roughly 641,558 Medicare beneficiaries as of 2026-08. Eligibility under 65 is narrower here, though dual eligibility still cuts Part D costs.

Mississippi State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) answers formulary questions free at 1-844-822-4622; statewide rules sit.

Services and specialties

Family Health Care Clinic, Columbia--Head Start 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

Family Health Care Clinic, Columbia--Head Start is at 431 Old Highway 13 S, Columbia, MS, 39429-8364, Marion County.

The site is registered as seasonal and may close for part of the year.

Columbia measures 909 people per square mile: parking is normally on site, transit thinner.

HRSA records 4 operating hours a week here, listed as part-time.

Call 601-736-6877 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 Family Health Care Clinic, Columbia--Head Start

The nearest Family Health Care Clinic, Inc. site is Family Health Care Clinic, Inc., --Columbia in Columbia, 8.9 miles away.

Family Health Care Clinic, Inc. --Tylertown in Tylertown is the next one out, 23.3 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is Baxterville School, listed under Community Care Access, 10.5 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Marion County carries 2 listings.

The full Mississippi list is.