# The cost shock of specialist care

An episode of [Health Report](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/74842478), 6 Feb 2026, 43 min.

Audio: https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/hc/Z/u4.mp3

When you pay for private health insurance, you might assume you'll be well covered if you get injured or fall ill. But a new report has revealed the huge costs that catch people off guard, and sometimes prevent them from receiving care. Also, a study hints that constant colds in childhood might not be business-as-usual and should be taken more seriously. And we talk through the Nipah virus outbreak in India, and changes in Victoria to ADHD medication prescribing. References: • Nipah and Hendra Viruses: Deadly Zoonotic Paramyxoviruses with the Potential to Cause the Next Pandemic - PMC • Urgent ADHD Top-Up Prescriptions Even Easier And Cheaper • Restoring affordable access to specialist care in Australia • Burden of Infections in Early Life and Risk of Infections and Systemic Antibiotics Use in Childhood

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