#Latest news with #outOfPocketNews.com.au5 days agoBusinessNews.com.au‘Up for thousands': Medical costs see ‘huge variability' around AustraliaPrivate Healthcare Australia CEO Rachel David discusses the 'huge variability' in medical costs around Australia. 'There is a huge variability around the country, if you live in an area where household incomes are high and the number of doctors are constrained … you're much more likely to have a high out of pocket cost,' Ms David told Sky News Australia. 'In some specialties too … people were being charged upwards of $900 for an initial consultation and maybe half that for future consultations.'
News.com.au5 days agoBusinessNews.com.au‘Up for thousands': Medical costs see ‘huge variability' around AustraliaPrivate Healthcare Australia CEO Rachel David discusses the 'huge variability' in medical costs around Australia. 'There is a huge variability around the country, if you live in an area where household incomes are high and the number of doctors are constrained … you're much more likely to have a high out of pocket cost,' Ms David told Sky News Australia. 'In some specialties too … people were being charged upwards of $900 for an initial consultation and maybe half that for future consultations.'
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