Seniors delay treatment as specialist fees skyrocket

A think-tank report proposes surgical-like reforms to counter high medical fees.

Published: 31 August 2025
  • national
  • 31 August 2025
  • National Seniors

The rising cost of seeing a medical specialist has been a long-time concern of older Australians. Unfortunately, there is no simple solution in sight.

However, a new report by the Grattan Institute shines a light on those specialists whose high fees defy the justification that they, too, are facing rising costs.