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High cost of medical specialists driving Australians to delay or avoid necessary care

Doctor and patient wearing protective face masks during at home medical appointment

A new report says some specialists in the private sector charge patients two to three times more than the rate Medicare sets for those services. Credit: Fly View Productions/Getty Images

A new report has found that high medical costs have caused almost two million Australians to delay or skip appointments with specialist doctors. It also suggests stripping public funding to doctors charging excessive fees could be part of the remedy. We explore more in this podcast.


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