Medicare is covering less of specialist visits. But why are doctors’ fees so high in the first place?
- Written by Susan J. Méndez, Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne
Jacob Lund/ShutterstockFees for medical specialists are going up faster than Medicare rebates, leading to a bigger gap for patients to pay.
Recent data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows that in the first quarter of this year, Medicare rebates covered just over half (52%) of the total fees. This is down from 72% two decades...
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