Out of control? Read the blueprint for targeting the 2000 specialists accused of charging patients too much
The Grattan Institute's proposal could become the main policy option considered by Mark Butler in his campaign against specialists.
A blueprint for forcing some 2000 specialists to pay back Medicare rebates over allegedly excessive fees has been released this week.
It has been put together by the Grattan Institute.
Its significance lies in the fact that it is likely to become the main policy option examined by Mark Butler as part of his campaign against specialists. Its title repeats the same words as the minister has used. It is called ‘Out of control’.
None of this guarantees it will become government policy, but if the federal Minister for Health and Ageing wants to do more than just upgrade the Medical Costs Finder website, this is probably it.
