Are any privately owned medical practices shutting down temporarily due to COVID-19? If our private Internal medicine outpatient practice of 4 physicians has to shutdown, I am uncertain how we will continue to cover our overheard for things like rent, malpractice, etc. I have been looking into telemedicine but unfortunately in my state, most insurances (including BCBS of AL) will not cover telemedicine unless a patient is at an approved site. These sites must have the capability of remote stethoscopes, otoscopes, etc. This completely prohibits me seeing patients who are in quarantine or isolation within their homes. So essentially if we have to shut the doors, I will be working for free. Patients will have to call our office and us tell them what to do then fill prescriptions if needed. Any advice from those in states with a larger outbreak (no cases reported in Alabama yet)?