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It's perfectly legal for doctors to charge huge amounts for surgery, but should it be allowed?

  • Written by Louisa Gordon, Associate Professor - Health Economics, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
It's perfectly legal for doctors to charge huge amounts for surgery, but should it be allowed?Desperate families are increasingly turning to crowdfunding campaigns to raise tens of thousands of dollars for surgery and other medical expenses.From shutterstock.com

Australia’s Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy will investigate how to better protect patients from doctors charging “really unjustifiable, excessive fees” of up...

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