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            • Appointments

              To Schedule an Appointment for ALL Suncoast Services:
              Call the Appointment Line (813) 653-6100 M-F 8am-5pm 

              or CLICK HERE to create the appointment online.

              Canceling Appointment for ALL Suncoast Services:
              If you cannot make your appoint please call to reschedule.  That opens up that appointment for somebody else to use.  The number to call to make and to cancel an appointment is:  (813) 653-6100

            • New Patient? New Patient?

              Please bring the following documents with you at the time of your appointment.

              1. Proof of identification (picture ID, driver’s license or passport)
              2. Contact Information (address, phone numbers, and email)
              3. Insurance Card / Proof of Insurance
              4. For Self-Pay Patients / Uninsured Patients - Proof of income for each working family member [current pay stubs (2 if paid bi-weekly, 4 if paid weekly) or letter from employer on company letterhead with contact information)
              5. Social Security card if you have one
              6. Any Prescriptions Currently Taking
              7. Immunization Card (for Pediatric appointments)
              8. Guardianship Forms

              You are not considered an established patient until you have seen the provider.

               

              Suncoast provides services on a sliding fee scale based on schedule E ($120), D ($95), C ($65) B ($35) A ($25) standard fee according to family income and the number of family members in the household. Click here for more information: Good Faith Estimate 

            • Existing Patient? Existing Patient?

              Patient Portal (Log in for your personal online SCHC information)

              Please bring the following documents with you at the time of your appointment.

              1. Proof of identification (picture ID, driver’s license or passport)
              2. Contact Information (address, phone numbers, and email)
              3. Insurance Card / Proof of Insurance
              4. For Self-Pay Patients / Uninsured Patients - Proof of income for each working family member [current pay stubs (2 if paid bi-weekly, 4 if paid weekly) or letter from employer on company letterhead with contact information)
              5. Social Security card if you have one
              6. Any Prescriptions Currently Taking
              7. Immunization Card (for Pediatric appointments)
              8. Guardianship Forms


              Suncoast provides services on a sliding fee scale based on schedule E ($120), D ($95), C ($65) B ($35) A ($25) standard fee according to family income and number of family members in the household. Click here for more information: Good Faith Estimate 

            • MAKE A PAYMENT ONLINE NOW

              CLICK HERE TO MAKE A PAYMENT ONLINE

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              Suncoast Community Health Centers discounts services for patients with incomes at or below 175% of the Federal Poverty Line in accordance with the established sliding fee scale.

              You may qualify for a sliding fee for your medical, dental, laboratory, and medication needs. This program is intended to provide health care for people who otherwise may not receive it. You are expected to pay the discounted rate or minimum fee for services. If you cannot pay at the time of service, please make arrangements for payments.

            • How does it work?

              1. Qualify: You may qualify for a discount from our already discounted fees.
              2. Register: Schedule an appointment today with an experienced financial counselor who will register you with the pricing that fits your budget.

            • What do you mean by income?

              Income means your paycheck before deductions, pension, retirement, or social security income, cash child support, alimony, workers compensation payments, etc. from all sources in the household. All services are eligible for a sliding fee.

            • What do you consider a family?

              • Wife, Husband and Children
              • Mother, Father, and Child
              • Husband and Wife
              • Mother and Child
              • Father and Child

               

            • If other family members live in the household, please provide documentation such as:

              • Tax Returns
              • Power of Attorney
              • Guardianship
              • Court Documentation
              • Legal Documents stating financial responsibility
              • Care Taker documentation- must state the patient's name and caretaker's name


              The following items may be used as a proof of entire household income:

              • Gross wages (paystubs showing 1 month's worth of income, 4 paystubs if paid weekly or 2 if paid biweekly) of each spouse or household income and household size
              • SSI/SSDI (Social Security Income/Social Security Disability Income) letter or bank statement showing amount being deposited on a monthly basis
              • Pension/Annuities/Alimony
              • Child Support (court order showing amount entitled to receive or notarized letter of paying parent)
              • Unemployment – letter from unemployment facility or bank statement showing amount entitled to receive
              • Worker's Compensation/Retirement/Cash Assistance
              • Tax Return Form
              • Suncoast Financial Support Statement/Self Declaration of Income form (provided at your appointment)
              • Suncoast Employment Verification form if paid cash (provided at your appointment)

            • We accept any of the following as proof of income:

              • Gross wages (paystubs showing 1 month’s worth of income, 4 paystubs if paid weekly or 2 if paid biweekly) of each spouse or household income and household size
              • SSI/SSDI (Social Security Income/Social Security Disability Income) letter or bank statement showing amount being deposited on a monthly basis
              • Pension/Annuities/Alimony
              • Child Support (court order showing amount entitled to receive or notarized letter of paying parent)
              • Unemployment – letter from unemployment facility or bank statement showing amount entitled to receive
              • Worker’s Compensation/Retirement/Cash Assistance
              • Tax Return Form
              • Suncoast Financial Support Statement/Self Declaration of Income form (provided at your appointment)
              • Suncoast Employment Verification form if paid cash (provided at your appointment)

            • Please be advised that sliding scales require a deposit amount at the time of each office visit during the check-in process. The amount of deposit is applied towards your share of the total charges for services rendered (including laboratory testing).

            • Insurance Insurance

              We proudly accept the following insurance plans:

              *subject to change. Please call 813.653.6100 for an up-to-date list.

              MEDICAL PLANS

              Medicaid

              Aetna Better Health

              Humana Medicaid

              Simply Healthcare

              Sunshine

              UHC Medicaid

              Medicaid Specialty Plans

              Clear Health Alliance

              Sunshine- CMS (Title XIX or Title XXI)

              Florida Community Care

              Clear Health Alliance

              FL Healthy Kids

              Aetna Better Health Healthy Kids

              Simply Healthcare Healthy Kids

              Medicare **WE DO NOT ACCEPT UHC MEDICARE**

              Anthem Supplemental

              Florida Blue Medicare Advantage - Select Advantage PPO, Classic Advantage HMO, Classic Plus Advantage HMO, BlueMedicare Value PPO, BlueMedicare Premier HMO

              Florida Blue Medicare Supplement - Advantage 65

              Humana PPO and Humana Gold Choice PFFS Plan (Medicare Advantage)

              Molina Medicare

              United Healthcare Dua

              2024 UHC Dual Complete 

              Other Public

              Migrant Education Services Medical

              RCMA Medical

              Private/Commercial Insurance** WE DO NOT ACCEPT ANY OSCAR INSURANCE**

              Aetna Meritain

              Aetna PPO, Choice POS, HMO, EPO   **WE DO NOT ACCEPT AETNA TOUFAYAN BAKERIES**

              Anthem-Only if card states: Please file to BCBS in state where services were provided.

              Blue Cross & Blue Shield - PPO, Florida Blue, Blue Select Commercial, Blue Care HMO, Premera BCBS (Amazon PPO), Choice POS     **WE DO NOT ACCEPT "MY BLUE"**

              Cigna - Open Access, PPO, HMO and POS

              GWH - Cigna-Medical Only **WE DO NOT ACCEPT CIGNA BAYCARE PLAN OR LOCAL PLUS PLANS **

              Humana - PPO, HMO, POS, EPO, Open Access

              Point Comfort Underwriters-Unaccompanied Children's Program

              Tricare East

              UMR - UHC Choice Plus

              UMR - Tampa Tank-Medical

              UHC - Commercial, All Savers, Choice Plus, Choice Plus HMO, Golden Rule, Neighborhood Health

              HCHCP

              Medical PCP (Network C)

              Exchange Plans

              Florida Blue - Network Blue, Blue Options - Bronze, Silver, and Gold

              Humana Market Exchange

              Molina Healthcare Marketplace Medical

              Sunshine Ambetter Medical - ALL LINES OF BUSINESS

              VA Services

              Champ VA

              Veterans Choice Program

              SPECIALTY PLANS

              Podiatry Plans

              Aetna Commercial - All plans that Medical Accepts

              BCBS-Florida Blue - All plans that Medical Accepts

              Cigna - All Plans that Medical Accepts

              HCHCP - Requires Prior Authorization

              Humana- All Plans that Medical Accepts

              Medicaid & Medicaid Specialty Plans - see Medical list

              Medicare 

              Sunshine Health Care

              Sunshine Ambetter

              Tricare East - Requires Prior Authorization

              Vision Care

              HCHCP

              Medicaid

              My I-CARE

              Opticare Managed Vision

              Point Comfort Underwriters

              Superior Vision Services

              Tricare- Requires authorization

              March Vision

              Behavioral Health Plans

              Aetna-Medicaid, Commercial 

              Carelon Behavioral Health-FL Healthy Kids, Humana Medicaid, Simply Healthcare Medicaid

              Cenpatico -Sunshine Medicaid & CMS Title XIX, XXI

              Cenpatico -Sunshine Ambetter

              Cigna (Evernorth)

              Blue Cross & Blue Shield/Florida Blue (Lucet)

              HCHP

              Humana-Medicare & Commercial

              Medicaid

              Medicare

              Molina-Medicare & Molina Marketplace

              Tricare

              UHC Medicaid & Commercial

              Chiropractic Plans

              ASH BCBS (BCBS-Florida Blue - All plans that Medical Accepts)

              ASH Simply - (Simply Health Care Plans)

              ASH Cigna - All Plans that Medical Accepts

              Blue Cross & Blue Shield/Florida Blue (Lucet)

              HCHCP

              Humana-Medicare & Commercial

              Medicaid

              Medicare

              Molina-Medicare & Molina Marketplace

              Sunshine Ambetter

              Tricare

              UHC Medicaid & Commercial

               

              DENTAL PLANS

              Medicaid Dental Plans

              Dentaquest

              Liberty

              MCNA

              Full Medicaid

              Medicaid Specialty Plan

              Liberty (Title XXI only)

              FL Healthy Kids

              Liberty

              MCNA

              Medicare

              **WE DO NOT ACCEPT ANY MEDICARE FOR DENTAL**

              Other Public Dental Plan

              Community Dental Health Plan

              Head Start Early Head Start

              RCMA

              Private/Commercial Dental Plans

              Aetna - Dental (Choice, PPO)

              Delta Dental

              Guardian

              MetLife - Dental

              Point Comfort Underwriters

              Tricare only if they have either (United Concordia {active duty} or Delta Dental {Retiree}

              United Concordia

              HCHCP DENTAL

              Dental (any network)

              Exchange Plans DENTAL

              **WE DO NOT ACCEPT EXCHANGE PLANS FOR DENTAL**

            • SCHC

            • Healow - How to set up your Patient Portal Healow - How to set up your Patient Portal

              Healow App Set-Up - Click here

              Healow App Set-Up (Spanish) - Click here

            • Payments Payments

              Suncoast Community Health Centers, a not-for-profit organization, provides high quality, affordable health care to southern and eastern Hillsborough County and OB in Lakeland, FL. We believe that each and every community member is entitled to quality health care. No patient will be turned away because of inability to pay.


              Suncoast accepts the following forms of payment:

              • Cash
              • Credit/Debit Cards
              • Money Orders
              • Medicare
              • Medicaid
              • Hillsborough County Health Care Plan (HCHCP)
              • Healthy Kids
              • Commercial/Private Insurance

               

            • Military and Veterans Military and Veterans

              VETERANS PROUDLY SERVING VETERANS!

              YOU HONORED YOUR OATH, AND SO DO WE.

              Now Accepting:  

              • Tricare
              • Delta Dental
              • MetLife Dental

              Call us to set up an appointment at any location 813-653-6100

              If you’re a veteran waiting more than 30 days for an appointment at the VA or have to travel more than 40 miles from your home, you can receive the compassionate, personalized care you deserve from your local Suncoast Community Health Centers doctor.

            • Need Coverage?

              Our team of experts can determine if you qualify for health coverage. If you do, they can help you enroll. And if not, they can determine how much you will pay for your services. No one is ever turned away from Suncoast, regardless of their ability to pay. So what are you waiting for? Schedule an appointment today and start getting the best health care under the sun. Call (813) 653-6100 to schedule an appointment or learn more.