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Poppy Johnston

Competition void leaves specialist patients 'worse off'

The cost of specialist medical care has been called into question amid evidence of overcharging. (Diego Fedele/AAP PHOTOS)

Patients often walk into specialist medical appointments with no clue how much the visit will cost them and a former competition watchdog head says this needs to change.

Without proper costing information, former Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chair Allan Fels says there's not enough competitive pressure between providers to keep prices in check.

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