Chris O'Brien Lifehouse 'mistakenly' charges public cancer patients from RPA

By Harriet Alexander
Updated July 8 2016 - 10:08am, first published June 26 2016 - 4:26pm
Mike Baird, right, with his wife Kerryn and Tony Abbott, left, with his wife Margie visit breast cancer patient Lyn Marvey at the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse Hospital in February. Photo: Nic Walker
Mike Baird, right, with his wife Kerryn and Tony Abbott, left, with his wife Margie visit breast cancer patient Lyn Marvey at the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse Hospital in February. Photo: Nic Walker

Cancer patients compulsorily transferred to a private hospital have been told they will now be charged a fee for their treatment, and will no longer be eligible to bulk-bill for tests and consultations.

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