Last summer, Dr. Boyd Southwick said his ability to provide telehealth would depend on insurers.

“If I don’t get paid for the visit, then it’s not financially feasible,” said Southwick, physician owner at Family First Medical Center. He put it bluntly: “If they stop covering it, we’ll stop doing it.”


Reporter Kyle Pfannenstiel can be reached at 208-542-6754. Follow him on Twitter: @pfannyyy. He is a corps member with Report for America, a national service program that places journalists into local newsrooms.

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