Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Jun 2019
Specialist groups 'appalled' by egregious billers within their ranks
6 June 2019 - Specialist groups with some of the biggest billers within their flock are backing moves to rein in exorbitant fees, as the peak body for private health insurers demands doctors justify their prices.
The head of Private Healthcare Australia has warned of specialists spruiking payday loans and crowdfunding campaigns to fund treatments with “absolutely no evidence that the surgeon’s outcomes are better than their peers”.
Urologist and plastic surgeon societies also admonished egregious practices, giving their in-principle support to sanctions for the worst offenders.
