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Free & Low-Cost Community Health Centers in Maine

147 free and low-cost community health centers and sliding-scale clinics across Maine. All accept patients regardless of insurance status or ability to pay.

Cities in Maine

Bangor (21) Portland (10) Brewer (6) Bucksport (5) Old Town (5) Dover Foxcroft (4) Fort Kent (4) Lewiston (4) Lincoln (4) Ellsworth (3) Madawaska (3) North Haven (3) Vinalhaven (3) Auburn (2) Brownville (2) Caribou (2) Guilford (2) Lee (2) Millinocket (2) Milo (2) Orono (2) Patten (2) Porter (2) South Portland (2) Stacyville (2) Van Buren (2) Albion (1) Ashland (1) Augusta (1) Belfast (1) Belgrade (1) Bethel (1) Biddeford (1) Bingham (1) Calais (1) Cornish (1) Danforth (1) Dexter (1) Dyer Brook (1) Eagle Lake (1)

All cities in Maine (72)

Albion (1) Ashland (1) Auburn (2) Augusta (1) Bangor (21) Belfast (1) Belgrade (1) Bethel (1) Biddeford (1) Bingham (1) Brewer (6) Brownville (2) Bucksport (5) Calais (1) Caribou (2) Cornish (1) Danforth (1) Dexter (1) Dover Foxcroft (4) Dyer Brook (1) Eagle Lake (1) East Machias (1) Eastport (1) Ellsworth (3) Fort Fairfield (1) Fort Kent (4) Frenchville (1) Guilford (2) Harrington (1) Hiram (1) Houlton (1) Howland (1) Jackman (1) Kingfield (1) Lee (2) Leeds (1) Lewiston (4) Lincoln (4) Livermore Falls (1) Lubec (1) Machias (1) Madawaska (3) Madison (1) Medway (1) Milbridge (1) Millinocket (2) Milo (2) Monmouth (1) Newport (1) North Haven (3) Old Town (5) Orono (2) Palmyra (1) Patten (2) Porter (2) Portland (10) Presque Isle (1) Princeton (1) Rangeley (1) Richmond (1) Saint Agatha (1) Sanford (1) South Portland (2) Springvale (1) Stacyville (2) Strong (1) Turner (1) Van Buren (2) Vinalhaven (3) Waterville (1) West Enfield (1) Whitefield (1)

All clinics (147)

Free & low-cost care: Community Health Centers in Maine

Maine's community health centers are part of a national safety-net network that served more than 30 million patients in 2023, anchored by HRSA's Section 330 program and the look-alike and community clinics that work alongside it. Every center listed provides care regardless of your insurance status, with fees set by your income, so a visit costs less, or nothing, when you earn less. Bring a photo ID and proof of income to your first visit, and ask whether they can enroll you in Medicaid or marketplace coverage the same day.

For Black patients in Maine, FQHCs fill a critical gap left by commercial primary care: they staff Medicaid navigators, run in-house 340B pharmacies, provide on-site dental and behavioral health care, and offer enabling services like transportation and translation. Many Maine centers specialize in serving historically underserved Black communities and have Black-majority clinical staff.

Not seeing what you need? Check nearby states via the national directory, or verify hours and current services directly with the center before you visit, FQHC schedules can shift with grant cycles.