MAHEC at Foothills Community School — Marion, North Carolina

About MAHEC at Foothills Community School

MAHEC at Foothills Community School is an FQHC Look-Alike site in Marion, McDowell County. It meets the same federal requirements as funded health centers, without HRSA grant money.

HRSA records it as a seasonal site that may not run year-round; it is a school-based service site, which can limit who may be seen; it has been in federal health center scope since 2024; it reports 4 operating hours a week, below the 44-hour median for health center sites in McDowell County.

Mountain Area Health Education Center, INC. runs 59 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 MAHEC at Foothills Community School

Part B pays for the visit at MAHEC at Foothills Community School 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 Mountain Area Health Education Center, INC.; 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 MAHEC at Foothills Community School

MAHEC at Foothills Community School is required to run a sliding fee scale by household income and size. Ask intake which documents prove it.

North Carolina expanded Medicaid and counted roughly 2,228,458 Medicare beneficiaries as of 2026-08. Dual eligibility usually brings Extra Help with Part D costs.

North Carolina Seniors' Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) answers formulary questions free at 1-855-408-1212; statewide rules sit.

Services and specialties

MAHEC at Foothills Community School 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

MAHEC at Foothills Community School is at 174 Lukin St, Marion, NC, 28752-5245, McDowell County.

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

Marion measures 1,370 people per square mile: parking is normally on site, transit thinner.

HRSA records 4 operating hours a week here.

Call 828-652-6580 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 MAHEC at Foothills Community School

The nearest Mountain Area Health Education Center, INC. site is MAHEC at East McDowell Middle in Marion, 2.7 miles away.

MAHEC at McDowell High School in Marion is the next one out, 2.7 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is McDowell County Health Center, listed under Community Care Access, 0.4 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

McDowell County carries 17 listings.

The full North Carolina list is.