Vaux School-Based Health Center — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

About Vaux School-Based Health Center

Vaux School-Based Health Center is a federally qualified health center site in Philadelphia, Philadelphia 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 is a school-based service site, which can limit who may be seen; it has been in federal health center scope since 2025; it reports 12 operating hours a week, below the 42-hour median for health center sites in Philadelphia County.

SPECTRUM HEALTH SERVICES runs 4 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 Vaux School-Based Health Center

Part B pays for the visit at Vaux School-Based Health Center 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 SPECTRUM HEALTH SERVICES; 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 Vaux School-Based Health Center

Vaux School-Based Health Center 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

Vaux School-Based Health Center 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

Vaux School-Based Health Center is at 2300 W Master St, Philadelphia, PA, 19121-4996, Philadelphia County.

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

Philadelphia measures 11,683 people per square mile: transit is usually practical, parking often paid.

HRSA records 12 operating hours a week here.

Call 215-471-2761 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 Vaux School-Based Health Center

The nearest SPECTRUM HEALTH SERVICES site is Vaux Community Health Center in Philadelphia, at the same registered coordinates.

Spectrum Community Health Center in Philadelphia is the next one out, 2.8 miles away.

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

Philadelphia County carries 79 listings.

The full Pennsylvania list is.