Free & Low-Cost Clinics in Lincoln, NE

Who runs these clinics

One health-center organization runs the 5 clinics in Lincoln. Figures are each organization's own federal report for all its sites (HRSA UDS 2025), not this city alone.

• Bluestem Health — 5 sites here. 21,396 patients in 2025, 21% uninsured; also provided dental, mental health care.

Other Cities in Nebraska

• Omaha (41)
• Norfolk (14)
• Grand Island (13)
• Gering (2)
• Madison (2)
• Ravenna (2)
• Schuyler (2)
• South Sioux City (2)

New to community health centers?

• How the sliding-fee scale works — and how to qualify
• What to bring to your first visit
• Getting care with no insurance

Lincoln at a Glance

Every clinic listed above is a federally funded community health center — it treats you with or without insurance, regardless of immigration status, and charges on a sliding-fee scale based on income. Here's what the HRSA and federal NPI registry data shows for Lincoln specifically:

• 11,986 patients living in the ZIP codes 68502, 68503, 68508, 68510, 68521 were seen at federally funded health centers in 2025; 21% of them had no insurance.
• 5 of 5 clinics list a direct phone number you can call ahead.
• 2 of 5 clinics list a website.
• 5 of 5 are part of a program that reports dental services in federal UDS data (program-level, not per-site — call to confirm dental is offered at this address).
• Reported weekly hours: 4 clinics report 40+ hrs/week, 1 doesn't report hours.
• Provider types on file with the federal NPI registry for clinics in Lincoln: Family Medicine (4), Counselor, Mental Health (3), Pediatrics (2), Dentist, Dental Public Health (1), Dentist, General Practice (1). Confirmed only where the registry record's name matches the clinic with high confidence — call to verify what a specific site offers.