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High cost of medical specialists driving Australians to delay or avoid necessary care

High cost of medical specialists driving Australians to delay or avoid necessary care

SBS Hindi
6 min
Today
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A new report has found that high medical costs have caused almost two million Australians to delay or skip appointments with specialist doctors. It also suggests stripping public funding to doctors charging excessive fees could be part of the remedy. We explore more in this podcast.