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Huge variation in surgeons’ fees questioned

By New Zealand Doctor
Southern Cross Health Society chief medical officer Stephen Child is trying to define what is a reasonable fee for specialists to charge
Southern Cross Health Society chief medical officer Stephen Child is trying to define what is a reasonable fee for specialists to charge

Stephen Child, of health insurer Southern Cross, is questioning the huge range of private specialist fees for procedures, faced by patients and their insurers.

What I try to tell some of the surgeons is we’re killing the golden goose here Dr Child, Southern Cross Health Society chief medical officer, rec