Specialists are free to set their fees, but there are ways to ensure patients don't get ripped off
- Written by Peter Sivey, Associate Professor, School of Economics, Finance and Marketing, RMIT University
Specialists making their fees publicly available is one way to rein in rogue practices.from shutterstock.comMonday’s Four Corners program drew attention to the issue of high fees charged by some specialist doctors, causing large out-of-pocket expenses for Australian patients. The program included examples of patients paying out-of-pocket...