Private hospital patients were charged almost $730 million more than those in public hospitals for implantable medical devices over 12 months, according to not-for-profit health insurance funds.
The new statistics showing the difference in prices charged for a range of medical devices comes a fortnight before Health Minister Greg Hunt is expected to receive the first independently sourced data on the costs imposed on private patients compared to those in the public system.
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