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Go Hard on Doctor Fee Crackdown, Say Insurers - Medical Republic

Australians paid more than five times the benchmark price on 1.24 million specialist visits last year, the department said.

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The peak body for private health insurers in Australia wants to see the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing look beyond the extreme outliers in specialist fee reform.

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The specialists charging eye-watering mark-ups on medical fees

Labor is considering fee caps, incentives to encourage more bulk-billing and consequences for unreasonable pricing as it cracks down on “excessive” specialist fees.

·North Sydney, Australia
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Go hard on doctor fee crackdown, say insurers - Medical Republic

The peak body for private health insurers in Australia wants to see the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing look beyond the extreme outliers in specialist fee reform.

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Sydney Morning Herald broke the news in North Sydney, Australia on Sunday, September 13, 2026.
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