Australian bariatric surgery under threat due to soaring insurance costs

Australian bariatric surgery under threat due to soaring insurance costs

An alarming number of Australian bariatric surgeons are considering shutting their clinics because of skyrocketing insurance costs and growing malpractice claims. A survey by the University of Notre Dame Australia, Flinders University and the Australian and New Zealand Metabolic and Obesity Surgical Society found 37 per cent of bariatric surgeons were considering quitting the practice because of soaring indemnity insurance premiums.The survey fo…