Idaho Frontier Wellness

About Idaho Frontier Wellness

What is Idaho Frontier Wellness?

Idaho Frontier Wellness is a lifestyle medicine and weight loss practice at 7N 4th Street E #102 in Homedale, Idaho. Bonnie Hoewing, DNP, AG-ACNP, DipACLM, is the prescriber, and she works as a nurse practitioner. Its services include lifestyle-based weight loss, medication-augmented weight loss, a 12 week metabolic wellness, weight loss and diabetes remission program, individual visits, vitamins and infusions, advanced lab analysis, and InBody body composition analysis. It also offers Christian spiritual coaching.

The monthly provider visit can take place in the clinic or by telemedicine. The office is open 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM Monday through Thursday and 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM on Friday, closed on weekends, with evening appointments available by request. It serves Caldwell, Homedale, Wilder, Marsing, Parma and Greenleaf. Google shows a rating of 5 from 7 reviews.

What does it cost?

It does not publish prices. The only figure given for a first step is a free 15-minute consultation by phone or email. It is in-network with many plans, including Blue Cross of Idaho, Cigna, Humana, several Medicare Advantage plans and Idaho Medicaid, but the weight loss program is also described as not a substitute for medical insurance.

Lab monitoring every 3 to 6 months costs extra. It does not say whether the medication is included in any program fee, and it lists no cancellation or commitment terms. A payment plans option is mentioned, but no terms are given.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask who writes and signs your prescription, and whether Bonnie Hoewing reviews your chart herself. Ask whether the monthly fee for medication-augmented weight loss includes the medication, which medications are used, and whether they are brand-name or compounded. Ask what the initial labs and the labs every 3 to 6 months cost, and whether the program is billed to insurance or paid in cash, since in-network status does not settle that. Ask which states telehealth visits cover, how to cancel, and whether the 12 week program requires a commitment. It is not a primary care provider service, so ask whether it will share notes with your primary care doctor.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you live in or near one of the Treasure Valley towns it names, want a lifestyle-first program with a prescriber, and can keep a monthly visit in person or by video. It is not a fit if you are looking for hormone therapy or peptide therapy, which it does not offer. In its own words: "we are not a primary care provider service and we do not provide, nor are we a substitute to medical insurance."

Sources: fitidaho.com, fitidaho.com/weight-loss

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