The Medical Costs Finder website launched today is a disappointing first step towards the greater fees transparency so sadly lacking in Australia’s private medical arrangements, the Consumers Health Forum says.
“But it is a start and we hope just the first step towards a system in which all doctors’ fees are published,” the CEO of the Consumers Health Forum, Leanne Wells, said.
“The Medical Costs Finder website is an inadequate response to the need for an open and comprehensive presentation of individual doctor’s fees and likely out of pocket costs.
“The Federal Government is promising more detailed information later and we will continue to press for more specific details to guide patients in their choices.
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