Services offered
Behavioral health
Mental health counseling, therapy, psychiatric medication management, and crisis support.
Enabling services
Transportation, translation, case management, outreach, and patient navigation.
On-site pharmacy
Discounted prescription fills, often through 340B pricing.
Primary care
Routine adult and family medicine, annual exams, chronic disease management.
Substance-use treatment
Medication-assisted treatment (MAT), counseling, and recovery support for opioid and alcohol use disorders.
Hours
40.00 hrs/wk · Unknown
About Bee Busy Wellness Center - Bay Area
Bee Busy Wellness Center - Bay Area is a federally qualified health center (FQHC) located in Houston, TX. Fees are assessed on a sliding scale based on household income, uninsured patients below 200% of the federal poverty line typically pay a nominal fee of $0 to $30 per visit. The center accepts Medicaid, Medicare, commercial insurance, and uninsured patients.
Community Health Centers like Bee Busy Wellness Center - Bay Area play a critical role in serving Black families and other historically underserved populations. They are required by federal rule to accept patients regardless of insurance status or ability to pay, and they integrate medical, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy services in a single location.
HIV testing + PrEP at Bee Busy Wellness Center - Bay Area or nearby
Every HRSA-funded FQHC offers confidential HIV testing and can prescribe PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis). If Bee Busy Wellness Center - Bay Area doesn't have a dedicated HIV care program, our HIV locator shows the named PrEP-prescribing clinics and testing sites across Texas.
Mental health + behavioral health context
Black adults are about half as likely to receive mental-health treatment as white adults despite similar prevalence rates per SAMHSA, with cost and provider trust as the largest documented barriers. FQHC behavioral-health services like those at Bee Busy Wellness Center - Bay Area use sliding-scale fees that make care accessible regardless of insurance status. If you're in crisis, dial or text 988 for the 24/7 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
Substance use treatment context
Black overdose deaths rose roughly 40% from 2019 to 2022 per CDC NVSS, the fastest-rising drug-overdose mortality of any U.S. demographic. Medication-assisted treatment (MAT), buprenorphine, methadone, naltrexone, is the evidence-based standard of care. FQHC-based MAT addresses access barriers that disproportionately affect Black patients (DEA-waivered prescribers are more concentrated in low-income areas via FQHCs).
Coverage + benefits in Texas
Bee Busy Wellness Center - Bay Area accepts Texas Medicaid. FQHC certified application counselors typically cross-enroll Medicaid + WIC + SNAP at the same visit. Anyone enrolled in Medicaid is automatically income-eligible for WIC under federal adjunctive eligibility (7 CFR 246.7).
Frequently asked questions
What services does Bee Busy Wellness Center - Bay Area offer?
Bee Busy Wellness Center - Bay Area in Houston, Texas offers Behavioral health, Enabling services, On-site pharmacy, Primary care, Substance-use treatment.
Does Bee Busy Wellness Center - Bay Area accept Medicaid or sliding-scale fees?
Bee Busy Wellness Center - Bay Area accepts Medicaid, accepts Medicare, welcomes uninsured patients, offers sliding-scale fees based on household income.
What are the hours at Bee Busy Wellness Center - Bay Area?
40.00 hrs/wk · Unknown
Is Bee Busy Wellness Center - Bay Area a federally qualified health center?
Yes. Bee Busy Wellness Center - Bay Area is a federally qualified health center (FQHC) funded by HRSA Section 330. FQHCs are required by federal rule to accept patients regardless of insurance status or ability to pay, and they integrate medical, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy services.
Where is Bee Busy Wellness Center - Bay Area located?
Bee Busy Wellness Center - Bay Area is at 1300 Bay Area Blvd # 200, Houston, TX 77058-2505. Phone: 713-771-2292.
Please verify before visiting. Hours, services, and insurance acceptance can change. Call the center directly to confirm they're open and accepting new patients before you go. Data last verified on April 24, 2026.
Bee Busy Wellness Center - Bay Area and the sliding-scale alternatives listed below are the right first stop. A same-day telehealth visit is self-pay and is not billed to Medicaid. If nothing nearby can see you soon:
Affiliate
Where to go next
If Bee Busy Wellness Center - Bay Area is full, too far, or not the right fit, these are your closest alternatives and the coverage help that goes with them.
Other clinics in Houston
- Scarsdale Integrated Health Clinic Houston, TX · 6.2 mi away Sliding scale Medicaid Uninsured OK
- Mychn East Houston Houston, TX · 15.6 mi away Sliding scale Medicaid Uninsured OK
- El Centro De Corazon- John S. Dunn Houston, TX · 15.9 mi away Sliding scale Medicaid Uninsured OK
- El Centro De Corazon - Magnolia Houston, TX · 16.4 mi away Sliding scale Medicaid Uninsured OK
- Legacy Santa Clara Clinic Houston, TX · 16.7 mi away Sliding scale Medicaid Uninsured OK