Publications

Publications

Getting more value from mental healthcare funding and investment

Principal Investigator: Professor Henry Cutler

Chief Investigators: Professor Frances Rapport, Associate Professor Jonas Fooken, Dr Olukorede Abiona, Dr Anam Bilgrami, Mona Aghdaee and Alicia Norman

mental health

The Macquarie University Centre for the Health Economy (MUCHE) is developing a framework for embedding more value into Australia’s mental healthcare funding and investment environment.

In the recording of the online seminar below, Professor Cutler outlines our research project and consultation paper in detail.

Mental healthcare in Australia has been funded through antiquated payment mechanisms that impose barriers to person-centred care. Navigating mental healthcare remains complex, and care pathways have service gaps. Investment and innovation within mental healthcare have potentially been discouraged since funding streams do not reward these. Government investment in mental healthcare is not allocated based on the best available evidence. There is a recognised need for mental healthcare funding and investment reform in Australia to develop an integrated, patient-centred mental healthcare system and to reduce service gaps and fragmented care, particularly for those with complex needs, including ‘the missing middle’.

MUCHE is interested in hearing the views of stakeholders on this important topic, including mental health care providers (including GPs, psychologists, psychiatrists, allied health and other providers), consumer and informal carer groups, Primary Health Networks, Local Health Districts, Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations, mental health care peak bodies and academics.

The questions we are consulting on are presented in the linked consultation paper.

MUCHE is holding online, two-hour Zoom workshops with stakeholders over September-October. If you are interested in participating in one of these workshops, please register your interest.

Alternatively, you can email a written submission to MUCHE that addresses questions outlined within the consultation paper. Please email any written submissions to Alicia.Norman@mq.edu.au

What drives end-of-life financial decisions?

An analysis of aged care accommodation payments in Australia

Dr Anam Bilgrami, Prof Henry Cutler, Dr Yuanyuan Gu, Mona Aghdaee and Dr Megan Gu

Asset-holding and optimal financial decision-making permits greater independence and choice around consumption, health and aged care in old age. However, many older people require help with financial decisions due to cognitive and functional impairments.

Choosing an accommodation payment type when entering residential aged care in Australia is complex and subject to potentially competing interests from service providers and informal carers.

The payment type chosen can impact a resident’s consumption and wealth, and the bequest left to family and informal carers. It can also impact a provider’s financial sustainability, and its ability to fund care services and capital expenditure.

To understand the influence of different groups on decision-making, we evaluated the associations between resident, informal carer and provider characteristics and the accommodation payment decision by analysing survey data from 581 informal carers who substantially helped residents choose an accommodation payment type between 2016 to 2020.

We found the resident’s financial situation and care circumstances constrained their choice set. Informal carer characteristics were associated with the payment decision, including their emotive perceptions of the decision, which may indicate the use of simplifying heuristics. Provider preferences were strongly associated with the payment decision, suggesting a potential principal-agent problem. We discuss public policy approaches that could help improve financial decisions in the face of these issues and decision complexity.

Our academic record

In addition to publishing its own thought leadership papers and reports commissioned by industry, MUCHE disseminates information about its research work through a variety of communication channels.  These include publishing articles in academic journals, presentations at national and international conferences, presentations at industry forums, publishing books and writing book reviews and chapters. Our academic record can be found in the sections below.

Journal articles

2024

Abiona, O., Weather shocks, birth and early life health: Evidence of different gender impactsJournal of African Economies

Gu, M, Cutler, H, Aghdaee, M, Gu, Y, Bilgrami, A, The role of refundable accommodation deposits in financing aged care capital expenditure: Views from the sector

Australian Journal of Management
Liu, S, Xiang, Y, Gu, Y, Chen, N, Fu, P, Wei, Y, Zhao, P, Li, Y, Du, C, Mu, W, Xia, Z & Chen, Y, Patient preferences and willingness to pay for central venous access devices in breast cancer: A multicenter discrete choice experimentInternational Journal of Nursing Studies
Liu, T, Yu, J, Gao, Y, Ma, X, Jiang, S, Gu, Y & Ming, W, Prophylactic interventions for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer risks and mortality in BRCA1/2 carriersCancers
Sahadewo, G, Permana, Y, Gu, Y & Schroeder, E-A, 'The Effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on mental health: quasi-experimental evidence from Indonesia'Journal of Indonesian Economy and Business

2023

Abiona, O & Ajefu, JB, The impact of timing of in utero drought shocks on birth outcomes in rural households: evidence from Sierra Leone

Journal of Population Economics

Aghdaee M., Gu Y., Sinha K., Parkinson B., Sharma R. and Cutler H., Mapping the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS-29) to EQ-5D-5L

PharmacoEconomics

Ahumada-Canale A, Jeet V, Bilgrami A, Seil E, Gu Y, Cutler H. Barriers and facilitators to implementing priority setting and resource allocation tools in hospital decisions: A systematic review.

Social science & Medicine
Ammi M, Fooken J, Klein J, Scott A. Does doctors' personality differ from those of patients, the highly educated and other caring professions? An observational study using two nationally representative Australian surveysBMJ Open
Beard JR, Chen M. Intrinsic Capacity as a Composite Outcome Measure: Opportunities and ChallengesJournal of Nutrition, Health & Ageing
Burns, K, Schroeder, L, Fung, T, Ellis, LA & Amin, J Industry differences in psychological distress and distress-related productivity loss: a cross-sectional study of Australian workersJournal of Occupational Health
Chan HF, Dulleck U, Fooken J, Moy N, Torgler B. Cash and the hidden economy: experimental evidence on fighting tax evasion in small business transactionsJournal of Business Ethics
Cheek C, Hayba N, Richardson L, Austin EE, Francis Auton E, Safi M, Ransolin N, Vukasovic M, De Los Santos A, Murphy M, Harrison R, Churruca K, Long JC, Hibbert PD, Carrigan A, Newman B, Hutchinson K, Mitchell R, Cutler H, Holt L, Braithwaite J, Gillies D, Salmon PM, Walpola RL, Zurynski Y, Ellis LA, Smith K, Brown A, Ali R, Gwynne K & Clay-Williams R 2023, 'Experience-based codesign approach to improve care in Australian emergency departments for complex consumer cohorts: the MyED project protocolBMJ Open

Cutler H, Gu Y, Bilgrami A, Partington A. The 2021 proposal to increase market forces in the Australian residential aged-care sector.

Health Policy
Fooken J. Trusting when risk and ambiguity create opportunities for exploitationJournal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics
Gilson ND, Papinczak ZE, Haslam C, Mielke GI, Fooken J & Brown WJ.  'A stepped down physical activity support program for military service veterans: The Active Choices pilot study'Health Promotion Journal of Australia

Halloush S, Alkhatib NS, Almutairi AR, Calamia M, Halawah H, Obeng-Kusi M, Hoyle M et al. Economic evaluation of three BRAF + MEK inhibitors for the treatment of advanced unresectable melanoma with BRAF mutation from a US payer perspective

Annals of Pharmacotherapy
Huckvale K, Hoon L, Stech E, Newby JM, Zheng WY, Han J, Cutler H, Ahumada-Canale A, Parkinson B Protocol for a bandit-based response adaptive trial to evaluate the effectiveness of brief self-guided digital interventions for reducing psychological distress in university students: the Vibe Up studyBMJ Open

Jeet V, Parkinson B, Song R, Sharma R, Hoyle M. Histopathologically validated diagnostic accuracy of PSMA PET/CT in the primary and secondary staging of prostate cancer and the impact of PSMA PET/CT on clinical management: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Seminars in Nuclear Medicine

Jiang J, Jiang S, Ahumada-Canale A, Chen Z, Si L, Jiang Y et al. Breast cancer screening should embrace precision medicine: Evidence by reviewing economic evaluations in China

Advances in Therapy

Jiang S., Ren R., Gu Y., Jeet V., Liu P., Li S. Patient Preferences in Targeted Pharmacotherapy for Cancers: A Systematic Review of Discrete Choice Experiments

PharmacoEconomics
Jiang S, Wang H, Gu Y. Genome sequencing for newborn screening - an effective approach for tackling rare diseasesJAMA Network Open
Lei, L, Yu, D & Zhou, Y, Better educated children, better Internet-connected elderly parentsResearch Policy
Lingam R, Smithers-Sheedy H, Hodgson S, Hutchinson K, Meyers Morris T, Hu N, Nassar N, Schroeder E-A, Rana R, Dickins E, Bula K & Zurynski Y. Evaluation of RuralKidsGPS; a novel integrated paediatric care coordination model of care in rural Australia: a mixed-methods study protocolInternational Journal of Integrated Care
Ludlow T, Fooken J, Rose C, Tang KK. Out-of-pocket expenditure, need, utilisation, and private health insurance in the Australian healthcare system.International Journal of Health Economics and Management
Mao J-J, Chen H-L, Li C-H, Lu J-W, Gu Y, Feng J, Zhang B, Ma J-F & Qin, G. Population impact of fine particulate matter on tuberculosis risk in China: a causal inferenceBMC Public Health

Martinez-Mardones F, Benrimoj SI, Ahumada-Canale A, Plaza-Plaza JC, Garcia-Cardenas V. BC Clinical impact of medication reviews with follow-up in cardiovascular older patients in primary care: A cluster-randomized controlled trial.

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
Moloney, C, Gow, J, Beccaria, G, Mullens, A, Phillips, T, Issac, H, King, A, Keijzers, G & Rana, R. Understanding COPD Emergency Department presentations: using thematic analysis to explore the voices of patients, nurses, and doctors on the lived experience of managing COPDThe Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Mutowo M, Costa M., Erb M. and Dissanayake G. Innovative technologies for reverse total shoulder arthroplasty in Australia: Market access challenges and implications for patients, decision-makers and manufacturers

Journal of Market Access and  Health Policy
Norman A, Lowe R, Onslow M, O'Brian S, Packman A, Menzies R, Schroeder L. Cost of illness and health-related quality of life for stuttering: Two systematic reviewsJournal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research
Sowa, PM, Fooken, J, McGowan, K & Birch, S Disposable and reusable instruments in dental health practice: A comparison of cost factors in a public provider organization in Queensland, AustraliaCommunity Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology
Wang, L, Liu, S, Jiang, S, Li, C, Lu, L, Fang, Y & Li, S Quantifying benefit-risk trade-offs toward prophylactic treatment among adult patients with hemophilia A in China: discrete choice experiment studyJMIR Public Health and Surveillance
Wang, Y, Zhai, P, Jiang, S, Li, C & Li, S Blood donors' preferences toward incentives for donation in ChinaJAMA Network Open
Wang, Y, Zhai, P, Zhang, Y, Jiang, S, Chen, G & Li, S Gauging Incentive Values and Expectations (G.I.V.E.) among blood donors for nonmonetary incentives: developing a preference elicitation instrument through qualitative approaches in Shandong, ChinaThe Patient: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
Yin M-Z, Gu Y, Shu JT, Zhang B, Su M, Zhang L-P, Jiang Y-H & Qin G.  Cost-effectiveness of cytomegalovirus vaccination for females in China: A decision-analytical Markov studyVaccine

2022

Abiona O. Malnutrition pathway for the impact of in utero drought shock on child growth indicators in rural households

Environment and Development Economics

Abiona O., Ajefu, J., The impact of timing of in-utero drought shocks on birth outcomes in rural households: evidence from Sierra Leone.

Journal of Population Economics

Abiona O, Koppensteiner MF. Financial inclusion, shocks, and poverty: Evidence from the expansion of mobile money in Tanzania.

Journal of Human Resources

Aghdaee M., Parkinson B., Sinha K., Gu Y., Sharma R., Olin E., and Cutler H. Examination of machine learning for mapping non-preference based patient reported outcome measures to health state utility values

Health Economics

Bu T., Du, W., Tang, C., Liu, Y., Wang, X., Wang, Y., Tang, D. Market-oriented environmental regulations, employment adjustment and transfer path: Quasi-experimental evidence from China's carbon emissions trading pilot

Journal of Cleaner Production
Bu T, Tang D, Tang C, Liu Y. Does high-speed rail relieve income-related health inequalities? A quasi-natural experiment from ChinaJournal of Transport and Health

Chen J., Wuthrich V., Rapee R., Draper B., Brodaty, H. Cutler H., Low L-F., Georgiou A., Johnco C., Jones M., Meuldijk D., Partington A., Improving Mental Health and Social Participation Outcomes in Older Adults with Depression and Anxiety: Study Protocol for a Randomised Controlled Trial.

PLoS One

Clark, H., Rana, R., Gow, J., Pearson, M., van der Touw, T., Smart, N. Hospitalisation costs associated with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF): a systematic review

Heart Failure Reviews

Cutler H., Gu Y., Bilgrami A., Partington A, Market-oriented reform to improve quality in the Australian aged care system

Health Policy

Cutler H, Gumbie M, Olin E, Parkinson B, Bowman R, Quadri H, Mann T.  The cost-effectiveness of unilateral cochlear implants in UK adults.

European Journal of Health Economics

Dear BF, Karin E, Fogliati R, Dudeney J, Nielssen O, Gandy M et al. The pain course: a randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation of an internet-delivered pain management program.

Pain

Fooken J., Jeet V.   Using Australian panel data to account for unobserved factors in measuring inequities for different channels of healthcare utilization

European Journal of Health Economics

Gow J., Rana R.H., Moscovici D., Ugaglia A. A., Valenzuela L., Mihailescu R., and Coelli R., Australian consumers and environmental characteristics of wine: price premium indications

International Journal of Wine Business Research

Gumbie M., Parkinson,B., Dillon H., Bowman R., Song R., Cutler H. Cost-effectiveness of screening pre-school children for hearing loss in Australia.

Ear & Hearing

Jiang S., Wang Y., Si L., Zang X., Gu Y., Jiang Y., Liu G., and Wu J. Incorporating productivity loss in health economic evaluations: a review of guidelines and practices worldwide, and a research agenda for China

BMJ Global Health

Liu S., Gu Y., Yang Y., Schroeder E., and Chen Y. Tackling brain drain at Chinese CDCs: understanding job preferences of public health doctoral students using a discrete choice experiment survey

Human Resources for Health

Lv Y, Ren R, Tang C, Song K, Li S, Wang H. Preferences for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus for medications in Shandong province, China: A discrete choice experiment

Patient Preference and Adherence

Moscovici D., Gow J., Ugaglia A., Rana R., Valenzuela L., Mihailescu R.,
Consumer preferences for organic wine - Global analysis of people and place.

Journal of Cleaner Production

Park KH, Tickle L, Cutler H. Identifying temporal patterns of adherence to antidepressants, bisphosphonates and statins, and associated patient factors

SSM - Population Health

Park KH, Tickle L, Cutler H, A systematic review and meta-analysis on the impact of suboptimal use of antidepressants, bisphosphonates, and statins on healthcare resource utilisation and healthcare cost

PLoS One

Parkinson B., Cutler H. Application of an economic evaluation approach to making regulatory decisions regarding access to medicines: advantages, challenges and recommendations.

Australian Health Review

Parkinson B., Sharma R., Jeet V., Song R., Hoyle M. Micro-costing study of Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen (PSMA) Positron emission tomography/Computed tomography (PET/CT)

Value in Health Regional Issues

Phillips, T.M., Moloney, C., Sneath, E., Beccaria, G., Issac, H., Mullens, A.B., Gow, J., Rana, R. and King, A. Associated factors, assessment, management, and outcomes of patients who present to the emergency department for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A scoping review.

Respiratory Medicine

Rahman, M. M., Rezwanul R., and Rasheda K. Determinants of life expectancy in most polluted countries: Exploring the effect of environmental degradation

PLOS One

Rana R., Alam, K., Keramat, A., Gow, J. Cost-effectiveness of single-inhaler triple therapy for patients with severe COPD: A systematic literature review.

Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine

Rana R, Gow J, Moloney C, King A, Keijzers G, Beccaria G, Mullens, A. Does distance to hospital affect emergency department presentations and hospital length of stay among chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients?

Internal Medicine Journal

Sharma R., Gu Y., Sinha K., Ching T., Marnane V., Gold L., Wake M., Wang J., Parkinson B.  An economic evaluation of Australia's newborn hearing screening program: A Within-study cost-effectiveness analysis.

Ear & Hearing

Song R., Jeet V., Sharma R., Hoyle M. and Parkinson B., Cost-effectiveness analysis of Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen (PSMA) Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (PET/CT) for the primary staging of prostate cancer in Australia

PharmacoEconomics

Steinberg J, Chan P, Hogden E, Tiernan G, Morrow A, Kang YJ, He E, Venchiarutti R, Titterton L, Sankey L, Pearn A, Nichols C, McKay S, Hayward A, Egoroff N, Engel A, Gibbs P, Goodwin A, Harris M, Kench JG, Pachter N, Parkinson B, Pockney P, Ragunathan A, Smyth C, Solomon M, Steffens D, Wei J, Toh T, Wallace M, Canfell K, Gill A, Macrae F, Tucker K, Taylor N. Genomic testing to identify colorectal cancer patients with Lynch syndrome: a retrospective study of current practice and gaps in seven Australian hospitals.

Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice

Tang C., Jiang J., Gu Y., and Liu G. Amending the Law for Licensing Medical Practitioners of China in 2021: A commentary

Health Systems & Reform

Wang C., Gu Y., Zhao L., Zhang Y., Zhou R., Gu M., and Wang Li. Stated preferences for family physician contract services: A survey of the rural elderly in Anhui province, China

BMJ Open

Wang H., Su H., Wang H., Sun M., Luo Y., Jin C., Gu Y., A systematic review of "Internet +" medical service pricing and payment system

Chinese Health Resources

Xu D., Cai Y., Wang X., Chen Y., Gong W., Liao J., Zhou J., Zhou Z., Zhang N., Tang C., Mi B. Improving Data Surveillance Resilience Beyond COVID-19: Experiences of Primary Health Care Quality Cohort In China (ACACIA) Using Unannounced Standardized Patients

American Journal of Public Health

William J., Loong B., Hanna D., Parkinson B., Loxton D., The lifetime health costs of intimate partner violence: A prospective longitudinal cohort study with linked data for out-of-hospital and pharmaceutical costs.

Economic Modelling

Zhang Y., Xu W., Wang L., Xu J. & Gu Y., Translated title of the contribution: Preferences for Orthodontic Treatment Options of Teenager Patients :A Discrete Choice Experiment

Journal of Nanjing Medical University

2021

Ahumada-Canale A, Bonetti AF, Tonin F, Fernandez-Llimos F, Benrimoj S. Impact of pharmacist-led medication review on hospital readmission: A meta-analysis and exploratory evaluation of hospitalization definitions.

Value in Health

Ahumada-Canale A., Vargas C., Martinez-Mardones F., Plaza-Plaza J. C., Benrimoj S., Garcia-Cardenas V.  Cost-utility analysis of medication review with follow-up for cardiovascular outcomes: A microsimulation model

Health Policy

Ahumada-Canale A., Vargas C., Balmaceda C., Martinez-Mardones F., Plaza-Plaza J.C., Benrimoj S., Garcia-Cardenas V.  Medication review with follow-up for cardiovascular outcomes: a trial based cost-utility analysis

Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research

Bilgrami A, Cutler H, Sinha K. The impact of harmonising Australia’s workplace health and safety laws on workers compensation.

Global Labour Organisation

Bilgrami A, Cutler H., Sinha K. The impact of means-tested premium rebates and tax penalties on the demand for private hospital cover in Australia.

Economic Record

Chambers B, Walker R, Feng J, Gu Y. The silver tsunami: an enquiry into the financial needs, preferences and behaviours of retirees.

Accounting & Finance

Dear B. F., Karin E., Fogliati R., Dudeney J., Nielssen O., Scott A. J., Gandy M., Bisby M. A., Heriseanu A. I., Hathway T., Staples L., Titov N., and Schroeder L. A cost-effectiveness analysis of an internet-delivered pain management program delivered with different levels of clinician support: Results from a randomised controlled trial.

Jounral of Pain

Gumbie M., Olin E.,  Parkinson B., Bowman R. and Cutler H.  The cost-effectiveness of  Cochlear implants  in Swedish adults.

BMC Health Services Research

Gyawali B., Sharma R., Mishra S. R., Neupane D., Vaidya A., Sandbæk A., & Kallestrup P.  Effectiveness of a female community health volunteer–delivered intervention in reducing blood glucose among adults with type 2 diabetes: An open-label, cluster randomized clinical trial.

JAMA Network Open

Keramat S., Alam K., Rana R., Farjana F., Hashmi R., Gow J., Biddle S., and Chowdhury R.  Obesity and the risk of developing chronic diseases in middle-aged and older adults: Findings from an Australian longitudinal population survey, 2009-2017.

PLOS One

Kozor R., Walker S., Parkinson B., Younger J., Hamilton C., Selvanayagam JB., Greenwood JP., and Taylor AJ. Cost-effectiveness of cardiovascular magnetic resonance in diagnosing coronary artery disease in the Australian healthcare system.

Heart Lung and Circulation

Meuldijk D., Wuthrich V.M., Rapee, R.M., Draper B,, Brodaty H., Cuijpers P., Cutler H., Hobbs M., Johnco C., Jones M., Chen J.T.H., Partington A., Wijeratne C.  Translating Evidence-Based Psychological Interventions for Older Adults with Depression and Anxiety into Public and Private Mental Health Settings using a Stepped Care Framework: Study Protocol

Contemporary Clinical Trials

Meulenbroeks I., Schroeder L., Epp J.  Bridging the Gap: A Mixed Methods Study Investigating Caregiver Integration for People with Geriatric Syndrome.

International Journal of Integrated Care

Meulenbroeks I., Epps J., Schroeder L. The value of caregiver inclusive practices in geriatric transitions of care: A systematic review.

Health Policy

Peng CQ, Lawson KD, Heffernan M, McDonnell G, Liew D, Lybrand S, Cutler H Gazing through time and beyond the health sector: Insights from a system dynamics model of cardiovascular disease in Australia.

PLoS One

Partington A., and Karnon J. It’s not the model, it’s the way you use it: exploratory early health economics amid complexity, Comment on “Problems and promises of health technologies: the role of early health economic modelling."

International Journal of Health Policy and Management

Schroeder L., Cutler H. Changing invisible landscapes – financial reform of health and care systems: Ten issues to consider.

International Journal of Integrated Care

Schroeder E, Yang M, Brocklehurst P, et al.   Economic evaluation of computerised interpretation of fetal heart rate during labour: a cost-consequence analysis alongside the INFANT study.

Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Wang C., Zhao L., Gu Y., Zhang Y., Hu W., Zhang Y., Wu P., Guo W., Wang L. The preference of the urban elderly for family physician service in Anhui Province based on the discrete choice experiment.

Modern Preventive Medicine

Zhong Y., Schroeder E., Gao Y., Guo X. and Gu Y.  Special support, health literacy and depressive symptoms among medical students: an analysis of mediating effects.

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

2020

Sarkies, M., Francis-Auton, E., Long, J, C., Partington, A., Pomare, C., Nguyen, H, M., Wu, W., Westbrook, J., Day, R., Levesque, J-F., Mitchell, R., Rapport, F., Cutler, H., Tran, Y., Clay-Williams, R., Watson, D, E., Arnolda, G., Hibbert, P., Lystad, R., Mumford, V., Leipnik, G., Sutherland, K., Hardwick, R., Braithwaite, J.  Implementing large-system value-based healthcare initiatives: A realist study protocol for seven natural experiments.

BMJ Open

Hu, W.,  Xu, W., Si, L., Wang, C., Jiang, Q., Wang, W., Cutler, H. Cost-effectiveness of the Da Qing diabetes prevention program: A modelling study

PLOS One

Chen, K., Zhong, Y., Gu, Y., Sharma, R.,  Li, M., Zhou, J., Wu, Y., Gao, Y., and Qin, G.  Cost-effectiveness of newborn screening for congenital cytomegalovirus infection in China: a decision-analytic Markov model.

JAMA Network Open

Morrow, A., Tucker, K. M., Shaw, T. J., Parkinson, B., Abraham, C., Wolfenden, L., and Taylor, N.  Understanding implementation success: protocol for an in-depth, mixed-methods process evaluation of a cluster randomised controlled trial testing methods to improve detection of Lynch syndrome in Australian hospitals.

BMJ Open

Bilgrami, A., Sinha, K., and Cutler, H.  The impact of introducing a national scheme for Paid Parental Leave on maternal mental health outcomes

Health Economics

Rosebrock, H., Chen, N., Tye, M., Mackinnon, A., Calear, A.L., Batterham, P.J., Maple, M., Rasmussen, V.M., Schroeder, L., Cutler, H. and Shand, F.  Study protocol for a mixed methods prospective cohort study to explore experiences of care following a suicidal crisis in the Australian healthcare system

BMJ open

Morrow, A., Parkinson, B., Kang, Y., Hogden, E., Canfell, K., and Tayor, N. The health and economic impact of implementation strategies for improving detection of hereditary cancer patients—protocol for an in-depth cost-effectiveness evaluation with microsimulation modelling.

Implementation Science Communications

Ochalek, J., Wang, H., Gu, Y., Lomas, J., Cutler, H., and Jin, C.  Informing a cost-effectiveness threshold for health technology assessment in China: a marginal productivity approach.

PharmacoEconomics

Jiang, S., Gu, Y., Yang, F., Wu, T., Wang, H., Cutler, H., and Zhang, L.  Tertiary hospitals or community clinics? An enquiry into the factors affecting patients’ choice for healthcare facilities in urban China.

China Economic Review

Roseleur, J., Partington, A., and Karnon, J.  Evaluations of healthcare delivery models in Australia: a scoping review protocol.

JBI Evidence Synthesis

Yeh, M.C., Tse, B.W., Fletcher, N.L., et al. Targeted beta therapy of prostate cancer with 177 Lu-labelled Miltuximab® antibody against glypican-1 (GPC-1).

EJNMMI Research

Shand, F., Torok, M., Cockayne, N., et al.  Protocol for a stepped-wedge, cluster randomised controlled trial of the LifeSpan suicide prevention trial in four communities in New South Wales, Australia.

Trials

Dou, L., Hu, L., Zhang, N., Cutler, H., Wang, Y., and Li, S.  Factors associated with medication adherence among patients with severe mental disorders in China: A propensity score matching study.

Patient Preference and Adherence

Roseleur, J., Partington, A., and Karnon, J.  Scoping review of Australian evaluations of healthcare delivery models: Are we making the most of the evidence?

Australian Health Review

Feletto, E., Lew ,J-B., Worthington, J., et al. Pathways to a cancer-free future: a protocol for modelled evaluations to minimise the future burden of colorectal cancer in Australia.

BMJ Open

Jia, E., Gu, Y., Peng, Y., Li, X., Jiang, M., and Xiong, J. Preferences of patients with non-communicable diseases for primary healthcare facilities: a discreet choice experiment in Wuhan, China.

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Wang, H., Gu, Y. and Jin, C. A review of international progress on methodologies and applications of cost effective threshold for health technology assessment and suggestions for China.

Chinese Health Economics

Wang H., Song P., Gu Y., Schroeder E., and Jin C. Rapid health systems change: online medical consultations to fight COVID-19.

Annals of Translational Medicine 

Lancsar E., Gu Y., Gyrd-Hansen D., Butler J., Ratcliffe J., Bulfone L., and Donaldson C. The relative value of different QALY types.

Journal of Health Economics

2019

Chambers, B., Walker, R. Feng, J., and Gu, Y.  The Silver Tsunami: an inquiry into the financial needs, preferences and behaviours of retirees.

Accounting and Finance

Morrow, A., Hogden, E., Yoon-Jung, K., Steinberg, J., Canfell, K., Solomon, M.J., Kench, J., Gill, A., Shaw, T., Patcher, N., Parkinson, B., Wolfenden, L., Mitchell, G., Macrae, F., Tucker, K. and Taylor, N. Comparing theory and non-theory based implementation approaches to improving referral practices in cancer genetics: a cluster randomised trial protocol.

Trials

Sharma, R., Gu, Y., Sinha, K., Aghdaee, M., and Parkinson, B. Mapping the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire onto the Child Health Utility 9D in a large study of children.

Quality of Life Research

Bullement, A., Hatswell, A., Parkinson, B., and Bharmal, M. Health Technology Assessment of Curative Interventions - an Old Problem With Issues.

Value & Outcomes Spotlight

Sharma, R., Gu, Y., Ching, T.Y.C., Marnane, V. and Parkinson, B. Economic evaluations of childhood hearing loss screening programmes: A systematic review and critique.

Applied Economics and Health Policy

Gumbie, M., Parkinson, B., Cutler, H., Gauld, N., and Mumford, V. Is reclassification of the oral contraceptive pill from prescription to pharmacist-only cost-effective? Application of an economic evaluation approach to regulatory decisions.

Pharmacoeconomics

2018

Parkinson, B., Gumbie, M., Cutler, H. Gauld, N., Mumford, and V., Haywood, P. Cost-effectiveness of reclassifying triptans in Australia: application of an economic evaluation approach to regulatory decisions.

Value in Health

Thathya, V. A., Zanfina A., Huq, M., Rosenfeldt, F., Duffy, S.J., Parkinson, B., Yap, C., Smith, J., Billah, B., Yan, B.P., Brennan, A., Tran, L., and Reid, C. The real-world cost-effectiveness of coronary artery bypass surgery versus stenting in high-risk patients: Propensity score-matched analysis of a single-centre experience. Applied Health Economics and Health Policy (2018).

Applied Health Economics and Health Policy 

Zhiming Cheng, Ingrid Nielsen and Henry Cutler (2018). Perceived Job Quality, Work-life Interference and Intention to Stay: Evidence from the Australian Aged Care Workforce.

International Journal of Manpower

Parkinson, B., Sherman, KA. Brown, P., Shaw, LE., Boyages, J., Cameron, LD., Elder, E., and Lam, T.  Cost-effectiveness of the BRECONDA decision aid for breast reconstruction: lessons for economic evaluations of patient decision aids.

Psycho-Oncology

INFANT Collaborative Group. A study of an intelligent system to support decision making in the management of labour using the cardiotocograph.
Peer Reviewed Report: NIHR Health Technology Assessment, volume 22, number 9.

NIHR Health Technology Assessment, peer-reviewed report

Nazlee Siddiqui, Mitch Dwyer, Jim Stankovich, Gregory Peterson, David Greenfield, Lei Si; and Leigh Kinsman. Hospital length of stay variation and co-morbidity of mental illness: a retrospective study of five common chronic medical conditions.

BMC Health Services Research

Tristan McCaughey, David M Budden, Paul G Sanfilippo, George EC Gooden, Li Fan, Eva Fenwick, Gwyneth Rees, Casimir MacGregor, Lei Si, Christine Chen, Helena Hai Liang, Alice Pébay, Timothy Baldwin, and Alex W Hewitt. A need for better understanding is the major determinant for public perceptions of human gene editing.

Human Gene Therapy

Palmer AJ, Si, L., Tew M, Hua X, et al.  (2018). Computer Modelling of Diabetes and Its Transparency: A Report on the Eighth Mount Hood Challenge.

Value in Health                                      

Palmer AJ, Si, L., Tew M, Hua X, et al.  (2018). Computer Modelling of Diabetes and Its Transparency: A Report on the Eighth Mount Hood Challenge.

BMJ Open

Wang Z, Li X, Chen M, and Si, L. (2018) Social health insurance, healthcare utilization, and costs in middle-aged and elderly community-dwelling adults in China.

International Journal for Equity in Health

Saing, Sopany; Parkinson, Bonny; Church, Jody; Goodall, and Stephen Goodall. "Cost effectiveness of a community delivered consultation to improve infant sleep problems and maternal well-being."

Value in Health, Regional Issues

Jie Li, Xue Han, Wangshuai Wang, Gong Sun and Zhiming Cheng (2018). How Social Support Influences University Students' Academic Achievement and Emotional Exhaustion: The Mediating Role of Self-Esteem.

Learning and Individual Differences

2017

Parkinson, B., Viney, R., Pearson, SA., Haas, M., Goodall, S., and Srasuebkul, P., Real World Evidence: a comparison of the Australian Herceptin Program and clinical trials of trastuzumab for metastatic breast cancer.

Pharmacoeconomics

Parkinson, B., and Elshaug, AG. Authors’ Reply to Palozzo and Messori: ‘‘Disinvestment and Value-Based Purchasing Strategies for Pharmaceuticals: An International Review’.’

Pharmacoeconomics

Gumbie, M., Olin, E., Gu, Y., Schroeder, E-A., and Cutler, H. (2017). Protocol for the evaluation of an outcomes based care for vulnerable older people. International Journal of Integrated Care, 17(5), [A164]. DOI: 10.5334/ijic.3472.

International Journal of Integrated Care

Schroeder L, Patel N, Keeler M, Rocca-Ihenacho L, and Macfarlane AJ. The economic costs of intrapartum care in Tower Hamlets: A comparison between the cost of birth in a freestanding midwifery unit and hospital for women at low risk of obstetric complications. Midwifery. 2017 Feb; 45:28-35. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2016.11.006. Epub 2016 Nov 21.

Midwifery

Parkinson, B., Sherman, KA. Brown, P., Shaw, LE., Boyages, J., Cameron, LD., Elder, E., and Lam, T.  Cost-effectiveness of the BRECONDA decision aid for breast reconstruction: lessons for economic evaluations of patient decision aids.

Psycho-Oncology

INFANT Collaborative Group. In reply, The INFANT TRIAL The Lancet Volume 390, No. 10089, p28, 1 July 2017 Open Access DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(17)31594-5 The INFANT Collaborative Group: Peter Brocklehurst, David Field, Keith Greene, Ed Juszczak, Robert Keith, Sara Kenyon, Louise Linsell, Christopher Mabey, Mary Newburn, Rachel Plachcinski, Maria Quigley, Elizabeth Schroeder, and Philip Steer.

The Lancet

Wang L, Cocker F, Kilpatrick M, Otahal P, Si L., Palmer AJ, and Sanderson K (2017) The Associations of Multimorbidity With Health-Related Productivity Loss in a Large and Diverse Public Sector Setting: A Cross-Sectional Survey.

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Ghijben, P., Gu, Y., Lancsar, E., and Zavarsek, S. (2017).  Revealed and stated preferences of decision makers for priority setting in health technology assessment: a systematic review.

Pharmacoeconomics

Haining Wang, Russell Smyth and Zhiming Cheng (2017). The Economic Returns to Proficiency in English in China.

Chinese Economic Review

The INFANT collaborative Group, and Schroeder, E. (March 2017). Computerised interpretation of fatal heart rate during labour (INFANT): a randomised controlled trial.

The Lancet

Haining Wang, Zhiming Cheng and Russell Smyth (2017). Consumption and Happiness.

Journal of Development Studies

Yeqing Huang, Fei Guo and Zhiming Cheng (2017). Stay or Return? The Impacts of Market Machanism on Settlement Intention of Rural Migrants in Metropolises of China.

Asian Population Studies

Ratcliffe, J., Lancaster E., Walker, R. and Gu, Y. (2017). Understanding what matters: an exploratory study to investigate the views of the general public for priority setting criteria in health care.

Health Policy

Huang, Y., Guo, F. and Cheng, Z. (2017). Market mechanisms and migrants' settlement intention in urban China.

Asian Population Studies

Li, L., Sun, G. and Cheng, Z. (2017). The influence of political skill on salespersons' work outcomes: a resource perspective.

Journal of Business Ethics

2016

Wang, H., Cheng, Z. and Smyth, R. (2016). Language and Consumption.

China Economic Review

INFANT Collaborative Group, Brocklehurst P1. A study of an intelligent system to support decision making in the management of labour using the cardiotocograph - the INFANT study protocol. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, Jan 2016 (Protocol).
The INFANT Collaborative Group: Peter Brocklehurst, David Field, Keith Greene, Ed Juszczak, Robert Keith, Sara Kenyon, Louise Linsell, Christopher Mabey, Mary Newburn, Rachel Plachcinski, Maria Quigley, Elizabeth Schroeder, and Philip Steer.

BMC pregnancy

Zhiming Cheng, Stephen P. King, Russell Smyth and Haining Wang (2016). Housing Property Rights and Subjective Wellbeing in Urban China.

European Journal of Political Economy

Cheng, Z., Ingrid Nielsen, Vinod Misha, Russell Smyth and Ben Zhe Wang (2016). The Economics of Wellbeing in China.

Social Indicators Research (Special Issue)

Zhiming Cheng and Russell Smyth (2015). Crime Victimization, Neighborhood Safety and Happiness in China.

Economic Modelling

Haining Wang, Zhiming Cheng and Russell Smyth (2016). Language and Consumption.

European Journal of Political Economy

Sun, G., Wang, W., Cheng, Z., Jie Li and Junhua Chen (2016). The Intermediate Linkage between Materialism and Luxury Consumption: Evidence from the Emerging Market of China.

Social Indicators Research

Parkinson, B., and Elshaug, AG. Authors’ Reply to Palozzo and Messori: ‘‘Disinvestment and Value-Based Purchasing Strategies for Pharmaceuticals: An International Review’’.

Pharmaco-economics

Parkinson, B., Viney, R., Pearson, SA., Haas, M., Goodall, S., and Srasuebkul, P., Real World Evidence: a comparison of the Australian Herceptin Program and clinical trials of trastuzumab for metastatic breast cancer.

Pharmaco-economics

Parkinson, B., Viney, R., Pearson, SA., Haas, M., Goodall, S., and Srasuebkul, P., Real World Evidence: a comparison of the Australian Herceptin Program and clinical trials of trastuzumab for metastatic breast cancer.

Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology

Boyages, J., Xu, Y., Kalfa, S., Koelmeyer. L., Parkinson, B., Mackie, H., Viveros, H., Gollan, P., and Taksa, L. The Financial Cost of Lymphedema Borne by Women with Breast Cancer, Psycho-Oncology (accepted with minor revisions).

Psycho-Oncology

2015

Wang, B. Z. and Cheng, Z. (2015). Environmental Perceptions, Happiness and Pro-environmental Actions in China.

Social Indicators Research

Cheng, Z., Nielsen, I., and Smyth, R.  (2015). Determinants of Wage Arrears and Their Implications for the Socioeconomic Wellbeing of China's Migrant Workers: Evidence from Guangdong Province. In Iredale and Guo (eds.).

Handbook of Chinese Migration: Identity and Wellbeing

Cheng, Z. and Smyth, R.  (2015). Crime Victimization, Neighborhood Safety and Happiness in China.

Economic Modelling

Wang, H., Cheng, Z., and Smyth, R.  (2015), Are Chinese workers compensated for occupational risk?

Journal of
Industrial Relations

Cheng, Z. and Smyth, R.  (2015). China's Imbalanced Sex Ratio and Satisfaction with Marital Relations.

Journal of Industrial Relations

Cheng, Z. and Smyth, R. (2015). Why Give it Away When You Need it Yourself? Understanding Public Support for Foreign Aid in China.

Journal of Industrial Relations

Wang, H., Smyth, R.  and Cheng, Z.  (2015). The Economic Returns to Proficiency in English in China.

Journal of Industrial Relations

Cheng, Z., King, S. P., Smyth, R. and Wang, H.,  (2015). Housing Property Rights and Subjective Wellbeing in Urban China.

Journal of Industrial Relations

Government submissions

Response to the Review of discount rate in the PBAC guidelines

A/Prof Bonny Parkinson, Prof Henry Cutler, Prof Martin Hoyle, Alicia Norman and A/Prof Mike Paulden

The Macquarie University Centre for the Health Economy (MUCHE) has responded to the review of the discount rate used in economics evaluations considered by the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) when deciding which medicines should be recommended for public subsidy through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). We discuss the theoretical methodology for estimating the discount rate for costs and health benefits, extending the discussion in the report by the University of Technology Sydney. We propose what the PBAC may consider to be their perspective and whether the PBS budget is constrained, while acknowledging that the PBAC's opinion may differ on this matter. Finally, we propose a solution to what should be the magnitude of the discount rate in economic evaluations.

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Thought leadership reports

The MUCHE Health Report 2023

ANALYSIS OF THE FEDERAL BUDGET 2023 - 2024 by Prof Henry Cutler, Ms Mona Aghdaee, Dr Anam Bilgrami, Dr Antonio Ahumada-Canale and Prof Jeffrey Braithwaite

Find out what the Federal Budget means for health and aged care sectors in our comprehensive economic analysis

The Macquarie University Centre for the Health Economy (MUCHE) Health Report is the most comprehensive annual analysis of federal budget announcements and their potential impact on health and aged care.

Released today, with close to 40 pages of in-depth analysis, the MUCHE Health Report discusses budget announcements within the context of healthcare system need, including aged care, hospitals, mental health, pharmaceuticals, pharmacy, primary care, and private health insurance.

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The MUCHE Health Report 2022

ANALYSIS OF THE FEDERAL BUDGET 2022 - 2023 by Prof Henry Cutler, Dr Anam Bilgrami and Mona Aghdaee

The Macquarie University Centre for the Health Economy (MUCHE) Health Report is the most comprehensive analysis of Federal Budget announcements for health and aged care. Released today, we provide insights on what is included and what is missing, covering aged care, hospitals, mental health, pharmaceuticals, pharmacy, primary care, private health insurance and vaccines.

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The MUCHE Health Report 2021

ANALYSIS OF THE FEDERAL BUDGET 2021 - 2022 by Prof Henry Cutler, Mona Aghdaee, A/Prof Liz Schroeder, Dr Bonny Parkinson, Prof Martin Hoyle and Dr Anam Bilgrami

This Budget shows the Government is playing catch up in health after most resources were shifted to the COVID-19 pandemic response last year.

The Government has spent big on aged care and mental health. It has responded to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety and the Productivity Commission’s Inquiry into Mental Health. But there are significant gaps in the Government’s response that could leave it exposed.

The Government has allocated $17.7 billion to aged care. Most of this funding should have occurred years prior. A greater reliance on competition to improve aged care quality is being pursued, but the job is half done. More funding is required to help providers invest in better quality.

Mental health has been allocated $2.3 billion, a solid investment, although the Budget falls short of delivering structural change. Almost half the expenditure is committed to extending mental health care services, and more must be invested into the mental health workforce.

The response to COVID-19 gets more funding, along with primary care. Grand challenges such as long public hospital elective surgery waiting times and pressure on private health insurance costs and membership remain unabated.

The MUCHE Health Report is Australia’s most comprehensive analysis of the Budget concerning the Health portfolio. It cuts through the headlines and untangles complexity to deliver insights into how this Budget fits within broader key debates across the Health Economy.

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The MUCHE Health Report 2020

ANALYSIS OF THE FEDERAL BUDGET 2019 - 2020 by Prof Henry Cutler, Mona Aghdaee and Andrew Partington

While the 2020-21 Federal Budget's primary objective is economic recovery, the continuing threat of COVID-19 and imminent reforms to mental health and aged care means this is the most critical Budget for the Health Economy ever seen.

This Budget shows the Australian Government is wholly preoccupied with responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the health portfolio haemorrhaging money.

More funding has been provided to shore up hospital capacity, purchase COVID-19 vaccines, and undertake more COVID-19 testing. The Australian Government will also release another 26,000 Home Care packages so older Australians can receive care at home.

Mental health reform has been kicked down the road, hopefully to the next Budget, but that is not guaranteed. Residential aged care providers will struggle to increase care quality without more funding. The pressure on private health insurance prices will remain.

The MUCHE Health Report is Australia’s most detailed analysis of the Budget concerning the Health Economy. It cuts through the headlines and untangles complexity to deliver insights into how this Budget fits within broader key debates across seven Health Economy sectors.

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The value of mental health

Roundtable Report

The prevalence of mental ill health is large and growing in Australia, while our care system is fragmented with service gaps, limited evidence-based treatment and a lack of investment in prevention. This is despite best efforts from government and non-government organisations to coordinate mental health care and policies.

Recognising this fact, in November 2018 the Australian Government requested the Productivity Commission to undertake an inquiry ‘into the role of improving mental health to support economic participation and enhancing productivity and economic growth’.

MUCHE held an Executive Roundtable workshop attended by various government and non-government stakeholders on 22 November 2018. The objectives were to explore the value of mental health, and debate what the Productivity Commission could focus upon within their Inquiry.

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The MUCHE Health Report 2019

ANALYSIS OF THE FEDERAL BUDGET 2019 - 2020 by Prof Henry Cutler, Dr Joanne Epp, Mona Aghdaee and Andrew Partington 

While some have labelled this a cash splash Budget, health portfolio expenditure has been shackled. This fits within a recent trend of ever lower annual expenditure growth since 2016-17.

There will be a 2 per cent increase in real expenditure from 2019-20 to 2022-23. Most of this growth comes in the last two years of Budget projections. Australians face a reduction in per capita health portfolio expenditure over the next two years.

This is a grass roots Health portfolio budget, with the Australian Government looking to garner approval from local communities. It has allocated funding to several individual infrastructure projects, health programs and not-for-profit groups.

The centrepiece Budget item is the $1.1 billion allocated over five years to support primary care. Aged care was allocated $724.8 million over the next five years for residential care and Home Care packages, but most of this funding was already announced.

This Budget continues to implement the Fifth National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Plan, allocating funds to after-hours mental health treatment centres, and to reduce our alarming youth suicide rate.

The Australian Government has missed an opportunity to tackle some pressing healthcare issues associated with obesity, public hospital waiting lists, and high out-of-pocket costs.

To find out how the Budget could affect health and human services, click on the link below.

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The MUCHE Health Report 2018

ANALYSIS OF THE FEDERAL BUDGET 2018 - 2019 by Prof Henry Cutler, Dr Joanne Epp and Mona Aghdaee

For the average Australian taking an interest in their health, this year’s Budget announcements would have you jumping for joy. After all, the Hon Greg Hunt MP has declared Australians will see record investment in health care.

Take a closer look and the real story emerges. Estimated Health portfolio expenditure for 2018-19 has only increased by 2.1 per cent, compared to last year’s actual Health portfolio expenditure  increase of 5.1 per cent. Accounting for health inflation, real Health portfolio expenditure will grow by 1 per cent less than population growth over the forward estimates, which means less money will be spent on a per capita basis.

The Australian Government needs to invest more to improve the wellbeing of Australians. Service gaps are growing in health, ageing and disability care, while improved quality remains stubborn. As the ever increasing march of ageing, health technology costs, and chronic disease continues unabated, Australians will either face worse health outcomes, or be asked to pay more for their health care if the Australian Government does not respond.

Overall, the Budget for health and human services is sedate. No real winners and no real losers. The courage to make real change to improve the wellbeing of Australians has been deferred for a future Government.

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Assessing choice for public hospital patients 

by Prof Henry Cutler, Dr Yuanyuan Gu and Emma Olin

This report answers the following two important questions.

  • Do Australians want more choice between public hospitals for elective surgery?
  • Would Australians exercise their right to choose a public hospital based on quality vs. convenience?

The report presents an analysis of 1,000 Australians surveyed, which sought information on respondent attitudes towards greater choice. The study also employed a discrete choice experiment (DCE) to estimate the relative value of seven hospital attributes representing convenience, GP and public opinion, and hospital quality.

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Health budget overview 2017

by Prof Henry Cutler

According to Sun Tzu (an ancient Chinese military strategist) ‘the supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting’. The 2017-18 Budget has firmed up the coalition party flank against future health care attacks by the Labor government, after the Medi-Scare campaign nearly lost it an election.  

The biggest winners are medical practitioners, with the gradual removal of a pause in indexation arrangements for MBS items. Australians also benefit, through greater access to drugs. Additional expenditure will be covered by large savings from drug price reductions, and an increase in the Medicare Levy rate from 2.0 to 2.5 per cent.

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The value of health information

by Prof Henry Cutler

Never has there been so much information so readily available, but despite improvements in information technology, our health system is struggling to maximise its true value. In this paper Dr Henry Cutler, Director of Macquarie’s Centre for the Health Economy looks at why more information doesn’t necessarily translate to better healthcare.

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Overview of the 2016 Federal Health Budget

by Prof Henry Cutler

The biggest winner from the federal health budget is the government, while the biggest losers are private providers reliant on the MBS, and aged care providers reliant on ACFI funding. The ability of providers to pass on lost revenue to patients through increased co-payments will ultimately determine whether this budget hurts the hip pockets of Australians.

Read our overview of this year's health budget

Competition in health and human service

by Prof Henry Cutler

Introducing greater competition in health care is appealing. Standard economic theory suggests increased competition can deliver greater choice and improve productivity.  But health care is complex. It is unlike the retail sector where people are relatively well informed and purchases are repeated. Nor does it operate like utilities, where the product is relatively homogenous and the primary objective for operators is efficiency. In this paper Dr Cutler explores the role of Competition Policy in health and human services and its impact on outcomes.

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Books, book chapters and reviews

Books

 
2014Si, L. and Palmer, A.J., “Prevention of T2DM: health economics”, Diapedia. The living textbook of diabetes., R. Landgraf (ed) (2014) 
 

Wang, M., Cheng, Z., Zhang, P., Tong, L. and Ma, Y.  (2014).  Old Industrial Cities Seeking New Road of Re-Industrialisation: Models of Revitalizing Northeast China. Singapore: World Scientific. [Publisher Tier – 1]​

Cheng, Z., Wang, M. and Chen, J., (eds.) (2014).  Urban China in the New Era: Market Reforms, Current State, and the Road Forward. Berlin and New York: Springer. [Publisher Tier – 1]​

Book Chapters​

2020Epp, J., Parkinson, B. & Hawse, S. Health System Sustainability: The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme in Australia. In Wood, L.N., Tan, L.P., Breyer, Y. & Hawse, S. editors. Industry and Higher Education: Case Studies for Sustainable Futures.  Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd; 2020. p 13-44.

2015​

Guo, F., Cheng, Z., Hugo, G. and Gao, W.  (2014). Wages and Employment Status of China's Migrant Workers. In Wang, Kee and Gao (eds.), Transforming Chinese Cities, 95-112. London: Routledge.​

2014​

Guo, F., Cheng, Z., Hugo, G. and Gao, W. (2014). Wages and Employment Status of China's Migrant Workers. In Wang, Kee and Gao (eds.), Transforming Chinese Cities, 95-112. London: Routledge.​

Cheng, Z.  (2014). The New Generation of Migrant Workers in Urban China. In Cheng, Wang and Chen (eds.), Urban China in the New Era: Market Reforms, Current State, and the Road Forward, 125-153. New York: Springer. ​

Cheng, Z., Wang, H. and Chen, Y.  (2014). Labour Contract, Trade Union Membership, and Workplace Relations: A Study of Migrant Workers in Guangdong Province, China. In Hao and Chen (eds.), Social Issues in China: Gender, Ethnicity, Labor, and the Environment, 183-206. New York: Springer.​

Book Reviews​

​2015

Cheng, Z. (2015). Chinese Social Policy in a Time of Transition, Oxford: Oxford University Press. Political Studies Review. [ERA: B; IF: 1.286; JCR: 37/157 (Political Science)]​

Commissioned reports

2023

Getting more value from mental healthcare funding and investment: Consultation paper. Report is available hereNational Mental Health Commission
MSAC PICO 1710 -  Newborn bloodspot screening for X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy Public summary documentDepartment of Health

2022

MSAC PICO 1674 - Testing for mismatch repair deficiency (dMMR) in endometrial cancer to help determine eligibility for PBS-subsidised dostarlimab Public summary documentDepartment of Health
MSAC PICO 1689 - Quantification of  NT-proBNP in patients with systemic sclerosis, and in patients with diagnosed pulmonary arterial hypertension Public summary documentDepartment of Health

2021

MSAC PICO 1629 - Defensive Antibacterial Coating (DAC) 5ml kit Public summary documentDepartment of Health
MSAC PICO 1617 - BRAF V600 testing to help determine eligibility for PBS access to Braftovi (encorafenib), in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (Stage IV) Public summary documentDepartment of Health
MSAC PICO 1600 - Genetic testing for heritable kidney disease (other than Alport syndrome) Public summary documentDepartment of Health

2020

MSAC PICO 1597 -  Cryoablation for biopsy-confirmed renal cell carcinoma (RCC) Public summary documentDepartment of Health
MSAC PICO 1593 - Bovine bioinductive collagen implant for repair of rotator cuff tear  Public summary documentDepartment of Health

The role of refundable accommodation deposits. Report is available

Aged Care
Financing Authority

2019

Outcomes Based Commissioning for vulnerable older people.  Report is available

Central Coast
Local Health District

The use and usefulness of outcomes based funding for hospitals.   Report is available

The Sax Institute

2017

An economic evaluation framework
An economic evaluation framework to inform the scheduling of medicines: Use and access to over-the-counter medicines in Australia. Report is available 

Australian Self
Medication Industry

2015

Consumer behaviour fact book
In conjunction with the industry body for over-the-counter-medicines, MUCHE undertook a study to better understand consumers’ use and attitudes towards OTC medicines, vitamins, minerals & supplements, and the down scheduling of certain prescription medications.

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Australian Self Medication Industry

2014

The Value Study      
MUCHE undertook a study to quantify the savings made to the Australian healthcare system from the use of over-the-counter-medicines (OTC). The study surveyed 1,146 Australians over the age of 18 years regarding their attitudes towards OTC and prescribed medications within eight common categories and calculated the cost should respondents have to visit the doctor to obtain a script.

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Australian Self   Medication Industry

Conferences and poster presentations

2023

Gu, Y. Shall we pay more for rare disease drugs? Assessing decision makers’ preferences by a sequential Discrete Choice Experiment approach44th Annual Australian Health Economics Society (AHES) Conference
Aghdaee, M. A priority-setting framework for value-based healthcare: Evidence from NSW44th Annual Australian Health Economics Society (AHES) Conference
Bilgrami, A.  Preventing suicidal ideation from going ‘under the radar’: Understanding men’s preferences for suicide prevention services to increase uptake and effectiveness44th Annual Australian Health Economics Society (AHES) Conference
Ahumada-Canale, A.  Combining Artificial Intelligence Driven Adaptive Trials and Value of Information Analysis for Optimised Decision-Making44th Annual Australian Health Economics Society (AHES) Conference
Jeet, V.  Evaluating the Cost-Effectiveness of a New Psychotherapeutic Intervention for Managing Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Emergency Service Workers44th Annual Australian Health Economics Society (AHES) Conference
Parkinson, B.  Finding the cost-effectiveness of theory-based implementation approaches: an analysis of the Hide and Seek Project (HaSP) trial44th Annual Australian Health Economics Society (AHES) Conference
Abiona, O.  The impact of suicide prevention intervention program on healthcare utilisation and cost: A net-benefit approach44th Annual Australian Health Economics Society (AHES) Conference
Tirrell, Z.  Bring out Your Dead: A Review of the Cost Minimisation Approach in Health Technology Assessment Submissions to the Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee44th Annual Australian Health Economics Society (AHES) Conference
Ahmed-Piu, Z.  Do consumers prefer over-the-counter oral contraceptive pills in Australia? A Discrete Choice Experiment44th Annual Australian Health Economics Society (AHES) Conference
Sharma, R.  Impact of deaf and hard of hearing and interventions on quality of life: a systematic review of cohort studies44th Annual Australian Health Economics Society (AHES) Conference
Fooken, J.  Precarious employment and health in Australia - What are the roles of energy poverty and financial fragility?44th Annual Australian Health Economics Society (AHES) Conference
Cutler, H.  The relationship between regional spending on aged care and informal care giving44th Annual Australian Health Economics Society (AHES) Conference
Parkinson, B.  Uncertainty in HTA19th International Evidence Based Health Care (EBHC) Symposium, Poland
Norman, A.  What Is Early HTA And How Can It Facilitate Timely Patient Access To Valuable Innovation?HTAi 2023 Annual Meeting
Norman, A.  How Can We Make Better Use of RWE for HTA? Aligning the Academic, Patient and Industry Perspectives.HTAi 2023 Annual Meeting
Parkinson, B.  How Can We Better Manage Uncertainty in HTA? Aligning the Academic, Patient and Industry PerspectivesHTAi 2023 Annual Meeting
Cutler, H.  Transforming PROMIS-29 survey responses into utilities to improve healthcare valuePatient Reported Measures Symposium, NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation
Jeet, V.  Dollars, Data and Discoveries: Navigating Health Economics in ResearchGarvan Institute of Medical Research
Gu, Y.  Shall we pay more for rare disease drugs? Assessing decision makers’ preferences by a sequential Discrete Choice Experiment approach16th China Health Technology Assessment Forum, Shanghai
Gu, Y.  Medical Brain Drain - Assessing the Role of Job Attributes and Individual Traits14th Meeting of the International Academy of Health Preference Research
Saba, N.  Preferences for Depression Treatment and the Role of Health Literacy14th Meeting of the International Academy of Health Preference Research
Bilgrami, A.  Working from home and mental health: before and during the COVID-19 pandemicSixth Essen Economics of Mental Health Workshop, Queen Mary University of London
Rana, R.  Impact of health shock on healthcare utilisation among Australians: An evaluation of the gender-related differencesThe 2023 iHEA Biennial World Congress, Cape Town
Gu, Y.  Patient Preferences for Total Knee Replacement Surgery in Australia: A Discrete Choice ExperimentThe 2023 iHEA Biennial World Congress, Cape Town
Abiona, O.  Impact of mobile money on agricultural investments and household food security during drought shocks58th African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) Biannual Research Workshop, Nairobi
Tirrell, Z.  Bring out Your Dead: A Review of the Cost Minimization Approach in Health Technology Assessment Submissions to the Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory CommitteeISPOR 2023, Boston
Cutler, H.  Changing patterns of healthcare use and cost from LifeSpanNational Suicide Prevention Conference

2022

Gu, Y.  Understanding the determining factors of aged care accommodation payment choices in AustraliaCEPAR UNSW External Seminar Series
Gu, Y.  Understanding the determining factors of aged care accommodation payment choices in Australia43nd Annual Australian Health Economics Society (AHES) Conference
Sharma, R.  Childhood cochlear implantation and carers’ employment status: the role of socio-economic factors43nd Annual Australian Health Economics Society (AHES) Conference
Cutler, H.  Accommodation payment and financial performance in residential aged care43nd Annual Australian Health Economics Society (AHES) Conference
Hoyle, M.  A new method to extrapolate time to event outcomes43nd Annual Australian Health Economics Society (AHES) Conference
Aghdaee, M.  Algorithms to map Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) instruments to EQ-5D-5L:  An external validation study43nd Annual Australian Health Economics Society (AHES) Conference
Rana, R.  The impact of caregiver’s burden on subjective, affective, and financial well-being of caregivers: evidence from a population based longitudinal study in Australia43nd Annual Australian Health Economics Society (AHES) Conference
Parkinson, B.  The lifetime health costs of intimate partner violence: A prospective longitudinal cohort study with linked data for out-of-hospital and pharmaceutical costs43nd Annual Australian Health Economics Society (AHES) Conference
Bilgrami, A.  Regional home care supply and informal care: substitutes or complements?43nd Annual Australian Health Economics Society (AHES) Conference
Ahumada-Canale, A.  Barriers and facilitators to implementation of priority setting and resource allocation tools: A systematic reviewEuHEA Biennial Conference
Cutler, H.  The role of financial literacy when paying for aged careEuHEA Biennial Conference
Parkinson, B.  The lifetime health costs of intimate partner violence: A prospective longitudinal cohort study with linked data for out-of-hospital and pharmaceutical costs12th Health Services Research Conference
Abiona, O.  Impact of mobile money on agricultural investments and household food security during drought shocks56th African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) Biannual Research Workshop
Parkinson, B.  Managing uncertainty – how can we do it better? An academic perspectiveISPOR HTA Summit
Ahumada-Canale, A.  Barriers and facilitators to implementation of priority setting and resource allocation tools: A systematic reviewHSRAANZ Conference
Bilgrami, A.  Factors involved in end-of-life financial decisions: an analysis of aged care payments in Australia30th Colloquium on Pensions and Retirement Research (CEPAR)
Sharma, R. Childhood cochlear implantation and carers’ employment status: the role of socio-economic factors12th Health Services Research Conference
Rana, R.  Gender-differences in healthcare services utilisation associated with health shock among middle-aged and older Australians12th Health Services Research Conference
Bilgrami, A.  Medical and pharmaceutical costs associated with cognitive impairment in older Australians12th Health Services Research Conference
Cutler, H.  The 2021 aged care reform in Australia: Giving competition a chance to improve qualityNSW Economic Society of Australia Conference
Parkinson, B.  The lifetime health costs of intimate partner violence: a prospective longitudinal cohort study with linked dataAustralian Gender Economics Workshop
Hoyle, M.  Comparison of HTA Methods and Processes Australia vs UKHTA Innovations Workshop
Parkinson, B.  Innovative HTA modellingHTA Innovations Workshop
Cutler, H.  Impacts from a novel outcomes based funding approach to commissioning health careUniversity of Oxford, summer seminar series
Abiona, O.  Gestational weather shocks and transition from birth to anthropometric health outcomes: evidence of gendered-differential impacts11th Australasian Workshop on Econometrics and Health Economics
Bilgrami, A.  Mechanisms behind reduced workers’ compensation claims from standardising workplace health and safety laws11th Australasian Workshop on Econometrics and Health Economics

2021

Cutler, H.  Delivering practical and targeted funding to ensure sector sustainabilityNational Dementia and Aged Care Reform Conference
Gu, M. Perspectives on aged care accommodation financing in Australia29th Colloquium on Pensions and Retirement Research
Cutler, H The role of financial literacy when paying for aged care29th Colloquium on Pensions and Retirement Research
Gu, Y.  Understanding the Determining Factors of Aged Care Accommodation Payment Choices29th Colloquium on Pensions and Retirement Research
Cutler, H The role of financial literacy when paying for aged careEuropean Union Health Economics Association (EuHEA) Conference
Parkinson, B. Cost-effectiveness analysis of PSMA PET/CT imaging for the primary staging of prostate cancer in Australia42nd Annual  Australian Health Economics Society (AHES) Conference
Jeet, V.  Measuring inequities in healthcare utilisation in Australia using a panel data approach to account for unobserved need and preferences.42nd Annual  Australian Health Economics Society (AHES) Conference
Gu, M. Perspectives on aged care accommodation financing in Australia  42nd Annual  Australian Health Economics Society (AHES) Conference
Sharma, R. Does wealth inequality lead to increased home delivery? An experience based on the Nepal demographic health survey.42nd Annual  Australian Health Economics Society (AHES) Conference
Cutler, H The role of financial literacy when paying for aged care42nd Annual  Australian Health Economics Society (AHES) Conference
Ahumada-Canale, A. Cost-utility Analysis of Medication Review with Follow-up for Cardiovascular Outcomes42nd Annual  Australian Health Economics Society (AHES) Conference
Schroeder, L. Comparisons of cost-effectiveness, cost-utility and cost-consequences in e-psychotherapies for managing chronic pain.42nd Annual  Australian Health Economics Society (AHES) Conference
Aghdaee, M.  Mapping the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS-29) to EQ-5D-5L42nd Annual  Australian Health Economics Society (AHES) Conference
Bilgrami, A  What drives end-of-life financial decisions? An analysis of aged care accommodation payments in Australia42nd Annual  Australian Health Economics Society (AHES) Conference
Cutler, H  The role of financial literacy when paying for aged careAustralian Conference of Economists
Bilgrami, A.  Do standardised workplace health and safety laws and increased enforcement activities reduce workers' compensation claims?Australian Conference of Economists
Parkinson, B.  Discussion for the Australian Health Economics Doctoral (AHED) workshop: Cost-Utility Analysis of Genetic Therapies in the Treatment of Patients with Spinal Muscular Atrophy in Australia.10th Australian Health Economics Doctoral (AHED) Workshop
Cutler, H.  Impacts from a novel outcomes based funding approach to commissioning health careInternational Health Economics Association (iHEA) World Congress
Ahumada-Canale, A. Impact of Pharmacist-led Medication Review on Hospital Readmission: A meta-analysis and Exploratory Evaluation of Hospitalization Definitions.Virtual ISPOR 2021: Evolving for Tomorrow's Challenges
Schroeder, L.  Aligning Finances and Incentives - Designing and Implementing Integrated Care for Metropolitan Communities in AustraliaIFIC Australia Autumn School

2020

Partington, A. Implementing large-system value-based healthcare initiatives: a realist study for seven natural experiments.

2021 Evidence and Implementation Summit, Sydney, Australia.

Partington, A. "What COVID-19 has taught us about alternatives to ED care”

 Health Services Research Association
of Australian New Zealand (HSRAANZ), Virtual End of Year Forum

Cutler, H. What can we learn from 2020 and predictions for the future

COTA and ACSA Agd Care Reform Conference

Bilgrami, A. The impact of means-tested premium rebates and tax penalties on the demand for private hospital cover in Australia

Health Economics Study Group -
Winter 2020 Meeting (Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK)

Epp, J. Commissioning for coordinated care services using an outcomes based funding model: Insights from a process review

5th International Health Care Reform
Virtual Conference

Gumbie, M. Framing an idea to get your message across

Independent Audiologists Australia 2020
Audition Changing the Game

Schroeder, L. Economics of chronic pain

11th Conference on the Economics of
Mental Health and Wellbeing

Cutler, H. The impact of paid parental leave scheme on mothers mental health

11th Conference on the Economics of
Mental Health and Wellbeing

Schroeder, L. Towards an Australian declaration on integrated care: Aligning finances and incentives

International Foundation for
Integrated Care. October 29, 2020 Online

2019

Meulenbroeks I, Epp J, Schroeder L. "Does including informal caregivers into transitions of care provide better value care for patients with geriatric syndromes? A systematic review."

Asia Pacific Integrated Care (APIC2) conference 11-13 November, Melbourne

Epp J, Schroeder L,  Aghdaee M, Cutler C,  Sheather-Reid R, Lewis P, Critchley A, & Bishop M, Evaluating Outcomes Based Care for Vulnerable Older People: Challenges and lessons learned from a complex program evaluation

11th Health Services and Policy Research Conference in Auckland, New Zealand, 4 to 6 December, 2019

Epp J, Cutler H, Schroeder L, Sheather-Reid R,  Lewis P, Critchley A, Bishop M. Commissioning for coordinated care using an outcomes based funding model: Insights from a process review

APIC2 – 2nd Asia Pacific Conference on Integrated Care, Melbourne, 11-13 November 2019

Cutler H, Gumbie M, Olin E, Parkinson B, Bowman R, Quadri H, Gonzalez F. The cost-effectiveness of cochlear implants in UK adults.

ISPOR Europe 2019, Copenhagen, 2-6 November 2019

Schroeder E, Epp J, Aghdaee A, Cutler H, Sheather-Reid R, Lewis P, Searles A, Gazzard T, Critchley A and Bishop M. "Evaluating Outcomes Based Care for Vulnerable Older People: Challenges and lessons learned from a complex program evaluation"

Asia Pacific Integrated Care (APIC2) conference 11-13 November, Melbourne

Sharma R, Gu Y, Sinha K, Marnane V, Ching TYC, Parkinson B. Evaluating a universal newborn hearing screening programme: tackling several methodological challenges using real-world data

Nordic Health Economic Study Group, Reykjavik, Iceland, August 21st – 23rd 2019

Aghdaee M, Parkinson B, Gu Y, Sinha K, Gumbie M, Olin E, Sharma R, Cutler H, CART Analysis: A new approach to mapping patient reported outcome measures to multi-attribute utility instruments

HESG Summer meeting, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom, 3-5 July 2019

Aghdaee M, Parkinson B, Gu Y, Sinha K, Gumbie M, Olin E, Sharma R, Cutler H, CART Analysis: A new approach to mapping patient reported outcome measures to multi-attribute utility instruments

Department of Economics and Related Studies Seminar Series, University of York, 10th July 2019.

Chen J, Gu Y, Jones A and Peng B, "Modelling healthcare costs: A semiparametric extension of generalised linear models"

The HESG Winter Meeting, York, UK

Cutler H, "Undertaking research for government and industry. Challenges and opportunities"

Research Australia Roundtable, 11 December 2019, Melbourne

Cutler H, "What is important for the future of healthcare"

Actuaries Institute, Future of Health Seminar, Melbourne, 23 Oct 2019

Schroeder L and Cutler H, "The cost-effectiveness of multi sectorial suicide prevention in NSW, Australia"

International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) World Congress, Rotorua, New Zealand
Cutler, H "Researching mental health: An economics perspective"Mental Health Commission Roundtable, 17 June 2019, Sydney
Chen J, Gu Y, Jones A and Peng B, "Modelling healthcare costs: A semiparametric extension of generalised linear models"CINCH Academy 2019, Essen, Germany

Gu M, Bateman H, Teppa F, Thorp S. Family, friends and framing: a cross-country study of subjective survival expectations

Australian Health Economics society Conference, Melbourne, 23-24 September 2019

Aghdaee M, Parkinson B. Sensitivity of the EQ-5D-5L and AQoL-8D to co-morbidities.

Australian Health Economics Society Conference, Melbourne, 23-24 September 2019

Sharma R, Gu Y, Sinha K, Marnane V, Ching TYC, Parkinson B. Tackling methodological challenges using real-world data in economic modelling: evaluation of newborn hearing screening programs

Australian Health Economics Society Conference, Melbourne, 23-24 September 2019

Bilgami A, Maternity Leave and Mental Health

Australian Health Economics Society Conference, Melbourne, 23-24 September 2019

Gu M, Bateman H, Teppa F, Thorp S. Family, friends and framing: a cross-country study of subjective survival expectations

27th Colloquium on Pensions and Retirement Research, Sydney, 2-3 December 2019

2018

Parkinson, B., Gumbie, M., Cutler, H., Gauld, N., Mumford, V., Haywood, P. Cost-effectiveness of down scheduling triptans in Australia

ISPOR 8th Asia-Pacific Conference, 8-11 SEPTEMBER 2018, KEIO PLAZA, TOKYO, JAPAN

Gumbie, M., Parkinson, B., Bowman, R., Song, R., Cutler, H., Cost-effectiveness of screening a 5 year old child for hearing loss using Sound Scouts compared with no screening: a decision model analysis

ISPOR 8th Asia-Pacific Conference, 8-11 SEPTEMBER 2018, KEIO PLAZA, TOKYO, JAPAN

Gumbie, M., Parkinson, B.,  Cutler, H., Gauld, N., Mumford, V. Is the oral contraceptive pill Rx to OTC switch cost-effective?

ISPOR 8th Asia-Pacific Conference, 8-11 SEPTEMBER 2018, KEIO PLAZA, TOKYO, JAPAN

Si, L, Wu, Y, Hua, XY, Palmer, AJ, Clarke, PM. One-way sensitivity analysis in cost-effectiveness analyses in diabetes: which parameters are important?

Mount Hood Challenge Diabetes Meeting, 5-8 Otc. 2018, Dusseldorf, Germany

Si, L. Health economic evaluation through the lens

2018 International Symposium of Spondyloarthritis / Ankylosing Spondylitis, Guangzhou, China

Gu Y, Cutler H, Jones A, Will public hospital patients choose a better quality hospital given the choice?

International Academy of Health Preference Research 27-28 September 2018, Hobart, Tasmania

Aghdaee M, Parkinson B, Sinha K, Gumbie M, Cutler H, Olin E, CART Analysis: A new approach to mapping patient reported outcome measures to multi-attribute utility instruments

International Academy of Health Preference Research 27-28 September 2018, Hobart, Tasmania

Cutler, H., Improving engagement and policy impact in health economics

AHES, 25-26 September 2018, Hobart, Tasmania

Gumbie, M., Song, R., Bowman, R., Cutler, H., The cost effectiveness of Sound Scouts

AHES, 25-26 September 2018, Hobart, Tasmania

Song R, Parkinson B, Cost-effectiveness of prostate cancer diagnostic test using PET scan (with F18 DCFPyL radio pharmaceutical) combined with computed tomography (CT) scan for patients with recurrent prostate cancer: a preliminary analysis

AHES, 25-26 September 2018, Hobart, Tasmania

Sharma R, Gu Yuanyuan, Sinha Kompal, Parkinson Bonny. Mapping CHU9D utility values from the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)

AHED, 25-26 September 2018, Hobart, Tasmania

Epp J, Cutler H, Evaluating Outcomes Based Care for Vulnerable Older People: Challenges and lessons learned from a complex program evaluation

AHES, 25-26 September 2018, Hobart, Tasmania

Aghdaee M, Parkinson B, Sinha K, Gumbie M, Cutler H, Olin E, CART Analysis: A new approach to mapping patient reported outcome measures to multi-attribute utility instruments

AHES, 25-26 September 2018, Hobart, Tasmania

Bowman R, Cutler H, Parkinson B, Economic evaluations of cochlear implants in older adults: A systematic review

AHES, 25-26 September 2018, Hobart, Tasmania

Introducing Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) (part of organised session: Parkinson B, Dalziel K, Gold L, Sinha K, Mortimer D, Reflections on teaching health economics)

AHES, 25-26 September 2018, Hobart, Tasmania

Si L., Jieruo Gu, Andrew J Palmer, Liudan Tu, et al. Patient willingness to pay for osteoporosis medications: a discrete choice experiment

WCO-IOF-ESCEO 2018, 19-22 April 2018, Kraków, Polan

Si L., Jieruo Gu, Andrew J Palmer, Liudan Tu, et al. What is Chinese patients’ preference for osteoporosis treatment? A discrete choice experiment

WCO-IOF-ESCEO 2018, 19-22 April 2018, Kraków, Polan

Si L., Jieruo Gu, Liudan Tu, Ya Xie, Mickael Hiligsmann, et al. Knowledge about osteoporosis among Chinese at high risk for osteoporotic fractures

WCO-IOF-ESCEO 2018, 19-22 April 2018, Kraków, Polan

Gumbie, M.,  Understanding individual and household choices in Africa using longitudinal data

Workshop on longitudinal datasets in Africa, 7-9 March 2018, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania

Schroeder E. The cost-effectiveness of multimodal approaches in preventing and treating chronic pain

EUHEA Conference, 11-14 July 2018, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Schroeder E. The cost-effectiveness of implementing a European systems-based approach to suicide prevention in Australia.

EUHEA Conference, 11-14 July 2018, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Yuanyuan, G., Cutler, H., Olin, E. Will public hospital patients choose a better quality hospital given the choice? A discrete choice experiment

EUHEA Conference, 11-14 July 2018, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Gumbie, M., Parkinson, B., Cutler, H., Is the oral contraceptive pill Rx to OTC switch cost-effective?

EUHEA Conference, 11-14 July 2018, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Gumbie, M., Song, R., Bowman, R., Cutler, H., The cost effectiveness of Sound Scouts

EUHEA Conference, 11-14 July 2018, Maastricht, The Netherlands

2017

Gumbie, M. Should oral contraceptive pills be available over the counter?

The 10th Health Services and Policy Research Conference, Gold Coast, Australia

Parkinson, B., Gumbie, M. To down-schedule, or not to down-schedule, triptans in Australia?

The 39th Annual Australian Health Economics Society Conference, September 21-22,  2017,  Sydney, Australia

Gu, Y., Cutler, H., Olin, E. Will public hospital patients choose a better quality hospital given the choice? A discreet choice experiment

The 39th Annual Australian Health Economics Society Conference, September 21-22, 2017,  Sydney, Australia

Gumbie, M., Cutler, H., Parkinson, B. Should oral contraceptives be available over-the-counter?

The 39th Annual Australian Health Economics Society Conference, September 21-22, 2017,  Sydney, Australia

Olin, E., Cutler, H., Gu, Y. The potential use of quality information when choosing between public hospitals for surgery.  The impact of health literacy

The 39th Annual Australian Health Economics Society Conference, September 21-22, 2017,  Sydney, Australia

Cutler, H. The use and usefulness of outcomes based funding for hospitals

The 39th Annual Australian Health Economics Society Conference, September 21-22, 2017,  Sydney, Australia

Gu, Y. Priority setting in HTA: Preferences of decision makers

International Health Economics Association, 8-11 July, 2017, Boston, USA

Gumbie, M,. Cutler, H., Parkinson, B. Framework for oral contraceptive Rx to OTC switch in Australia

International Health Economics Association, 8-11 July, 2017, Boston, USA

Cutler, H., Gu, Y., Olin, E. The potential use of quality information when choosing between public hospitals for surgery.  The impact of health literacy

International Health Economics Association, 8-11 July, 2017, Boston, USA

Cutler, H., Gu, Y., Olin, E. Will public hospital patients choose a better quality hospital given the choice?

International Health Economics Association, 8-11 July, 2017, Boston, USA

Gumbie, M., Olin, E., Gu, Y., and Cutler, H., Protocol for the Evaluation of an Outcomes Based Care for Vulnerable Older People

17th International Conference on Integrated Care, 8 May 2017, Dublin, Ireland

Bilgrami, A. The potential impacts of private health insurance reforms on membership and policy downgrading8th Australasian workshop on Econometrics and Health Economics, 1-3 May 2017, Coral Sea Resort, Airlie Beach, Queensland

Lancsar, E., Gu, Y., Gyrd-Hansen, D., Butler, J., Ratcliffe, J., Bulfone, L., and Donaldson, C., "General public preferences and weights for priority setting in health care resource allocation"

Values in Priority Setting Workshop: Report and Discussion of the NHMRC VIP Project,Melbourne

Gu, Y., Lancsar, E., Ghijben, P., Butler, J., and Donaldson, C., "Attributes and weights in health care priority setting: a systematic review of what counts and to what extent"

Values in Priority Setting Workshop: Report and Discussion of the NHMRC VIP Project,Melbourne

2016

Parkinson, B., Viney, R., Haas, M., Goodall, S., Real-world observational data in cost-effectiveness analyses: Herceptin as a case study

ISPOR Australian Chapter Contemporary Economic Modelling Workshop

Ariyaratne TV, Ademi Z, Huq M, Duffy SJ, Billah B, Rosenfeldt F, Parkinson B, Yap CH, Yan BP, Smith J, Brennan A, Tran L, Reid CM, The Real-World Cost-effectiveness of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Versus Stenting in High-risk Patients: Propensity Score Analysis of a Single Centre Experience

ISPOR 21st Annual International Meeting, May 21-25 2016, Washington DC

Parkinson B, Sermet C, Clement F, Crausaz S, Godman B, Garner S, Choudhury M, Pearson SA, Viney R, Lopert R, Elshaug AG. ‘‘Disinvestment and Value-Based Purchasing Strategies for Pharmaceuticals: An International Review’’

National Medicines Symposium

Wang, H., Cheng, Z. and Smyth, R.  (2016). Language and Consumption

The Asian Conference on Psychology and the Behavioral Sciences, Japan

V. Mumford, D. Greenfield, B. Parkinson, J. Braithwaite. Do the benefits of accreditation outweigh the costs? A case study approach to evaluate what it would take for accreditation to be cost-effective.

33rd ISQua Conference 2016, 16-19th October, Tokyo

Parkinson B, Brown, P, Sherman K. Cost-effectiveness of a decision aid for breast reconstruction after surgery

International Congress on Behavioural Medicine, December 2016, Melbourne

Parkinson B, Brown P, Boyages J, Cameron L, Elder E, Lam T, Shaw LK, Sherman K. Cost-effectiveness of a decision aid for breast reconstruction

The 38th Annual Australian Health Economics Society Conference, Mon 26th - Tue 27th September 2016,  Esplanade Hotel, Fremantle, Perth, Australia

V. Mumford, D. Greenfield, B. Parkinson, J. Braithwaite. Do the benefits of accreditation outweigh the costs? A case study approach to evaluate what it would take for accreditation to be cost-effective.

The 38th Annual Australian Health Economics Society Conference, Mon 26th - Tue 27th September 2016,  Esplanade Hotel, Fremantle, Perth, Australia

Schroeder, L. A systematic literature review of the economic impacts of suicide, suicide attempt and suicide prevention

The 38th Annual Australian Health Economics Society Conference, Mon 26th - Tue 27th September 2016,  Esplanade Hotel, Fremantle, Perth, Australia

Bilgrami, A. The potential impacts of private health insurance reforms on membership and policy downgrading

The 38th Annual Australian Health Economics Society Conference, Mon 26th - Tue 27th September 2016,  Esplanade Hotel, Fremantle, Perth, Australia

Cheng, Z. Cutler, H. Migration and Subjective Wellbeing in Australian Aged Care Workforce

The 38th Annual Australian Health Economics Society Conference, Mon 26th - Tue 27th September 2016,  Esplanade Hotel, Fremantle, Perth, Australia

Industry presentations

2022

Cutler, H.  Reforming Australia’s funding models to support integrated care2nd Annual Chronic Disease Management
Summit
Cutler, H.  Should Australia continue to finance aged care using lump sum payments? The evidence so farImproving Quality and Choice in Aged Care Roundtable
Cutler, H. The shifts in financial risks associated with advancing value based care in AustraliaAustralasian College of Health Service Management
Parkinson, B.  Assessing and funding precision medicines: are current processes fit for purpose?ARCS Annual Conference

2021

Cutler, H.  Change Imperatives: Accelerating Healthcare TransformationHealthcare Leaders Forum
Cutler, H.  Current funding system and alternative funding solutions. An Australian perspectiveAustrade (Sweden)
Cutler, H The role of financial literacy when paying for aged careProductivity Commission
Cutler, H. The cost effectiveness of cochlear implants in Swedish adultsCochlear Implants Futures Forum
Cutler, H. Unpacking the 2021 Federal Budget in Health and Aged CareResearch Australia - Health Economics Roundtable
Hoyle, M. Senate Inquiry into Approval Processes for New Drug and Novel Medical Technologies in AustraliaStanding Committee on Health
Cutler, H. Aged Care Transformed – Funding and finance recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and SafetyLeading Aged Care Services Australia
Cutler, H. Impact and Analysis of the Royal Commission report, Funding and finance. Which direction to sustainability?Aged Care Services Australia Conference

2020

Cutler, H. The impact of a paid parental leave scheme on mothers mental health

11th Workshop on the Economics of Mental Health and Wellbeing, Victoria, Australia

Gumbie, M. Framing an idea to get your message across

Independent Audiologists Australia 2020 Audition Changing the Game

Schroeder, L. Economics of Chronic Pain

11th Workshop on the Economics
of Mental Health and Wellbeing, Victoria, Australia

2019

Schroeder, L., Cutler, H. The Productivity Commission's inquiry into mental health. Views from stakeholders

10th Workshop on the Economics of Health and Wellbeing

Cutler, H. Researching mental health. An econmics perspective

NSW MHC Research Roundtable

Cutler, H. What is healthcare?
Coleman, T. Pathways to move forward

Actuaries Institute Seminar on the Future of Healthcare

Gumbie, M. Economic Evaluation of Hearing Devices: Measuring the Patient Benefits of Devices

Hearing Implants Australia, St Vincent's Clinic

2018

Gu, Y. Do public hospital patients choose a better quality hospital given the choice? A discrete choice experiment

Department of Economics, University of Bath, UK

Cutler, H. An ageing Australia. Doom or boom?

Living to 100 Conference, Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing, UNSW

Cutler, H. Taking stock of the Australian healthcare system

Healthcare Leaders Forum 2018

Schroeder, L. Economic Evaluation for Integrated Care

International Foundation for Integrated Care Symposium, NSW Parliament House

Cutler, H. Considering integrated care to keep people out of hospital

Novartis Pre-Congress Symposium, 2018 World Hospital Congress, Brisbane Australia

Schroeder, L. Financing integrated care and creating incentives

International Federation for Integrated Care, Byron Bay, NSW

Parkinson, B. An economic evaluation framework to inform the scheduling of medicines in Australia

National Medicines Symposium, 30 May - 1 June 2018, Canberra

Cutler, H. The economics of hearing health care

Workshop: Planning and Implementing Hearing Healthcare: From Global To Local Solutions

2017

Parkinson, B. Health Economic Framework to Inform Prescription to OTC Switch

World Self Medication General Assembly 2017

Cutler, H. Analysing data: Fast and slow

Revisiting Whitlam’s Vision for Health: Economists, Data and Efficiency

Cutler, H., Gu, Y. Competition Policy - Choice in Public Hospitals

The Australian Productivity Commission                             

Cutler, H. Improving the patient experience

Informa

2016

Cutler, H.  The Future of Australia's aged care workforce

Macquarie University

Cutler, H. Economic evaluation of hearing devices. Some surgery required.

Cochlear Global Symposium

2015

Cutler, H. Competition in health and human services

MUCHE

Cutler, H. How do we evaluate systems in health care?

New Horizons Conference, Northern Sydney Academic Health Sciences
Centre

Cutler, H.  The economics of health technology. Some surgery required.

Medtech, Medical Technology Association of Australia

Cutler, H. The value of health technologies

Medtech, Medical Technology Association of Australia

Editorial boards

Members of the MUCHE team also contribute by sitting on editorial boards for a number of reputed academic journals, including:

A/Prof Bonny Parkinson

PharmacoEconomicsEditorial Board Member
 Oxford Open EconomicsAssociate Editor

A/Prof Kompal Sinha

Journal of Population Economics

Editor
Dr Yuanyuan GuPharmacoEconomicsEditorial Board Member
 Journal of Hospital Management and Health PolicyEditorial Board Member
Dr Olukorede AbionaReview of Development EconomicsAssociate Editor
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