# Psychiatrists and paediatricians among specialists most likely to charge ‘extreme’ fees, thinktank finds

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-11-08T09:00:35+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/nov/08/psychiatrists-paediatricians-extreme-specialist-fees-health-australia
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/psychiatrists-and-paediatricians-among-specialists-most-likely-to-char-66808f/

Grattan Institute finds some doctors charge up to triple the fees of their peers – well beyond what can be justified by business running costs Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast More than 2.2 million Australians paid an “extreme” fee to see a specialist last year, with psychiatrists and paediatricians among the most likely to routinely unreasonably charge their patients,

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