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About 11,000 specialist doctors will be obliged to publish their fees on the Government’s Medical Costs Finder website in a big win for consumers.
After a long running campaign by health funds and patient groups, Health Minister Mark Butler has announced the Government will compel doctors – including surgeons and anaesthetists – to disclose their fees so consumers and their GPs have more transparency about how much specialists charge before they attend appointments.
Since the former Government launched the Medical Costs Finder in 2019, which has cost more than $24 million, fewer than 100 doctors have voluntarily published their fees on the website.
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