federally qualified health center site
The Living Room — Ephrata, Pennsylvania
About The Living Room
The Living Room is a federally qualified health center site in Ephrata, Lancaster County. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.
It has been in federal health center scope since 2025; it reports 4 operating hours a week, below the 38-hour median for health center sites in Lancaster County.
UNION COMMUNITY CARE runs 21 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 The Living Room
Part B pays for the visit at The Living Room 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 UNION COMMUNITY CARE; 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 The Living Room
The Living Room is required to run a sliding fee scale by household income and size. Ask intake which documents prove it.
Pennsylvania expanded Medicaid and counted roughly 2,949,865 Medicare beneficiaries as of 2026-08. Dual eligibility usually brings Extra Help with Part D costs.
PA MEDI - Pennsylvania Medicare Education and Decision Insight answers formulary questions free at 1-800-783-7067; statewide rules sit.
Services and specialties
The Living Room 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
The Living Room is at 409 N State St, Ephrata, PA, 17522-2100, Lancaster County.
Ephrata measures 1,185 people per square mile: parking is normally on site, transit thinner.
HRSA records 4 operating hours a week here.
Call 717-299-6371 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 The Living Room
The nearest UNION COMMUNITY CARE site is Denver Declaration House- Dental Care in Denver, 3.9 miles away.
Lancaster Grandview Plaza in Lancaster is the next one out, 10.9 miles away.
The closest unrelated listing is New Holland Dental, listed under Community Care Access, 7.1 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.
Lancaster County carries 19 listings.
The full Pennsylvania list is.
| Resource | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Denver Declaration House- Dental Care | Same network · Denver | 3.9 mi |
| Lancaster Grandview Plaza | Same network · Lancaster | 10.9 mi |
| McCaskey High School | Same network · Lancaster | 11.2 mi |
| Plain Healthy Program | Same network · New Holland | 11.2 mi |
| Union Community Care at Welsh Mountain | Same network · New Holland | 11.2 mi |
| Union Community Care Administration | Same network · Lancaster | 11.5 mi |
| New Holland Dental | Community Care Access · New Holland | 7.1 mi |
| Keystone Agricultural Worker Program - Berks Co. | Community Care Access · Reading | 14.9 mi |
| Berks Community Health Center at Oakbrook | Community Care Access · Reading | 15.1 mi |
| Berks Community Health Center Administrative | Community Care Access · Reading | 16.7 mi |
| Berks Community Health Center | Community Care Access · Reading | 16.9 mi |
| Lebanon Center | Community Care Access · Lebanon | 17 mi |
| Berks Community Health Center at Rockland | Community Care Access · Reading | 18.5 mi |
| Berks Community Health Center - Mobile Unit | Community Care Access · Reading | 18.5 mi |
| Columbia Dental Center | Community Care Access · Columbia | 20.3 mi |
| Columbia Center | Community Care Access · Columbia | 20.3 mi |
Common questions
Questions about The Living Room
Does The Living Room accept Medicare for GLP-1 prescriptions?
No Medicare billing number or NPI is published for The Living Room, so participation has to be checked directly. Billing Medicare would cover the visit, not the GLP-1. Call 717-299-6371 to confirm.
What kind of site is The Living Room?
HRSA records The Living Room as a permanent federally qualified health center service delivery site, in federal scope since 2025. UNION COMMUNITY CARE operates it alongside 21 other listed locations. That is a federal registration, not a service list.
What are the hours at The Living Room?
HRSA reports 4 operating hours a week at The Living Room. That is a weekly total, not a daily timetable. Call 717-299-6371 for open days.
Where is The Living Room?
The Living Room is at 409 N State St, Ephrata, PA, 17522-2100, Lancaster County. The area measures 1,185 people per square mile. Lancaster County holds 19 listings in all.
Is there a sliding fee scale at The Living Room?
Yes. Ask intake for the sliding fee application and bring income documentation for your household. The discount reduces what The Living Room charges for the visit, not what a pharmacy bills Part D for the GLP-1 itself. Call 717-299-6371 if the required documents aren't clear.
Are there other UNION COMMUNITY CARE locations near The Living Room?
Yes — see the nearby-locations table on this page for the closest UNION COMMUNITY CARE sites to The Living Room and their distances. Sites sharing an operator typically share intake and billing arrangements, so a record started at one can often be pulled up at another.
What GLP-1 medications does Medicare cover in Pennsylvania?
Part D can cover a GLP-1 prescribed for an approved indication such as type 2 diabetes; weight-management coverage varies by plan. PA MEDI - Pennsylvania Medicare Education and Decision Insight reads Pennsylvania formularies free at 1-800-783-7067.