The Age
·general
·1 hour ago
‘Out of control’ specialist fees will be Labor’s next health priority
Australian Health Minister Mark Butler said specialist fees are "out of control" and will become Labor's next healthcare priority after the NDIS overhaul. Butler told the Inside Politics podcast that 40 percent of private hospital patients faced out-of-pocket fees exceeding $1,000, with some gap fees rising 300 percent in five years.
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