Australia’s medical specialist fees are ‘out of control’, Mark Butler says. Here’s why, and how to fix it

The federal government has some levers to pull, experts say, but there are also other issues that must be addressedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe health minister, Mark Butler, says he is “determined” to make specialist fees his government’s second-term priority.After a first term prioritising general practice bulk-billing rates, Butler told ABC Melbourne he will be focusing on the fees charged by non-GP specialists “because they are, frankl