These numbers show just how much Medicare has failed when it comes to specialist fees
If the Medicare fee was in line with inflation, it would be $34 more than the average fee that consultant physicians currently charge.
The heated debate over whether specialists are gouging patients continues.
The Federal Government is now looking at ways of dictating the gap fees that specialists can charge if their patient is relying on Medicare.
But while the greedy doctor accusations continue, to what extent has the Federal Government failed to support patients needing access to care?
Below are three graphs that were posted on The Conversation website. Put together by researchers from the University of Melbourne, they show a varied picture.
