We've been hearing for months about the rising cost of specialist medical care. 

So on today's special episode of the Breakfast Wrap we dive into just how high some of these bills are, how the sector is justifying the costs, some of the strategies they're being accused of using to inflate them and what policy solutions are being proposed in Canberra.

Features: 

Peter Breadon, Health Program Director at Grattan Institute

Anne Ruston, Shadow Health Minister

Rachel David, CEO of Private Healthcare Australia

Dr Nick Coatsworth, Patients Australia Ambassador

Dr Mark Sinclair, President of Australian Society of Anaesthetists

Mark Butler, Health Minister

Dr Danielle McMullen, President of Australian Medical Association