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November 12, 2021: A/Prof Bonny Parkinson provided expert comment to The Guardian in an article regarding an interim decision by the Therapeutics Goods Administration in October not to approve over the counter access to the pill.
November 4, 2021: Prof Henry Cutler featured in a story reporting on Australia's increased life expectancy in The Sydney Morning Herald.
September 23, 2021: Dr Anam Bilgrami, A/Prof Kompal Sinha and Prof Henry Cutler's paper, The Stick or the Carrot: Which Is More (Cost-)Effective for Supporting Private Health Insurance Coverage? was published in Australian Tax Policy.
August 28, 2021: Prof Henry Cutler was featured in two separate articles in the weekly aged care industry publication, The Weekly Source. The articles can be found on pages 8 - 13 and pages 14 - 19. The issue focused on the business of ageing.
May 27, 2021: A/Prof Liz Schroeder was featured in an article in The Australian Financial Review on the Federal Government's $6 Million commitment to Mental Health in the 2021-22 Federal Budget.
The Australian Financial Review
April 16, 2021: Dr Bonny Parkinson was interviewed by The Sydney Morning Herald for an article which questioned whether Australia get its vaccination strategy right.
March - May 2021: Prof Henry Cutler was mentioned in a number of articles related to the release of the Final Report of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety and the 2021-22 Federal Budget.
The Sydney Morning Herald - March 2, 2021
The Sydney Morning Herald - March 6, 2021
Australian Ageing Agenda - March 12, 2021
The Australian Financial Review - May 12, 2021
February 25, 2021: As a contributor to the Australian Financial Review Prof. Henry Cutler commented on the need for more choice and transparent reporting in the lead-up to the release of the Royal Commission in Aged Care Quality and Safety.
February 20, 2021: Prof Henry Cutler was quoted in an article related to aged care reform and the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety.
February - May, 2021: Research undertaken into the impact of introducing a national scheme for paid parental leave was featured in a number of news outlets. A paper written by study author, Dr Anam Bilgrami, was also published in the Australian Health Economics Society Newsletter.
The Sydney Morning Herald - February 11, 2021
Brisbane Times - February 14, 2021
Human Resources Director - March 31, 2021
Australian Health Economic Society Newsletter - May 27, 2021
September 22, 2020: Prof Cutler provided evidence to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety on funding, financing and prudential regulation. On the following day, he was also mentioned in the Sydney Morning Herald regarding the Royal Commission.
View testimony (click on squares in top right-hand corner)
View transcript (P-9619)
Sydney Morning Herald
September 1, 2020: Prof Henry Cutler was interviewed for the September issue of CPA's In the Black on the relationship between health and productivity in light of the impact of COVID-19 on the economy.
August 20, 2020: Senior Research Fellow, Dr Bonny Parkinson, was interviewed on Radio National's, The Money program, on the costs associated with supply of the Oxford University-Astra Zeneca COVID-19 vaccine, and how this pandemic is likely to reshape Australian businesses and jobs. Following the interview, a number of other media outlets also covered the topic.
ABC Radio National, The Money
Croakey
Yahoo News
July 6, 2020: An opinion piece, written by Prof Henry Cutler, regarding recommendations made to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, was published in The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald.
The Age
The Sydney Morning Herald
June 8, 2020: MUCHE has announced it will be working with the Aged Care Financing Authority (ACFA) on investigating the role of Refundable Accommodation Deposits (RADs) in the residential aged care market.
May 25, 2020: MUCHE has announced it is part of a $3.7M MRFF grant awarded today by the Federal Health Minister, The Hon. Greg Hunt made available through the Million Minds Mental Health Research Mission. The "Under the Radar" project will develop new models of care for people who are at risk of suicide and are not in care. As a chief investigator, Prof Henry Cutler will work closely with Prof Helen Christensen from the Black Dog Institute, along with several other universities and partner organisations.
Federal Department of Health announcement
April 7, 2020: Centre Director, Prof Henry Cutler, was approached for comment regarding the Federal Government's release of the Coronavirus modelling.
ABC Radio National's PM with Linda Mottram
ABC Nightly News
The Australian Financial Review
March 16, 2020: The Australian Financial Review quoted Centre Director, Prof Henry Cutler, in an article on regarding shortages on supply of medical consumables and equipment.
The Australian Financial Review
March 9, 2020: A press release was issued calling for respondents to participate in a survey regarding financial decisions in aged care accommodation.
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The Senior
Have A Go News
February 19, 2020: Centre Director, Prof Henry Cutler was quoted in the press regarding reduction of young people taking out health insurance.
February 11, 2020: Prof Henry Cutler gave evidence on Day 75 of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety.
Aged Care Guide
Royal Commission Testimony
January - February, 2020: Centre Director, Prof Henry Cutler, was asked to provide comment on the economic effects of the Coronavirus on the Australian Economy.
SBS News
Weekend West
Australian Financial Review
December 9, 2019: Prof Henry Cutler was featured in a story about private health insurance.
October 31, 2019: ABC Radio National featured comments by Prof Henry Cutler on calls to curb chemical restraints in aged care facilities.
July 16 - 24, 2019: Centre Director, Prof Henry Cutler, was featured in the following news reports regarding health insurance rebates.
ABC Radio
The Australian Financial Review
The Australian
Australian Financial Review
ABC News
The Guardian
May 23 - 31, 2019: Media coverage surrounding the release of a paper in Pharmacoeconomics regarding the cost-effectiveness of reclassifying the oral contraceptive pill from prescription-only to pharmacist-only.
Link to our page on Switch, which outlines our work in this area and contains the links to the various news articles.
May 14, 2019: Prof Henry Cutler participated in a panel discussion on Health Policy and the Federal Election.
April 25, 2019: Prof Henry Cutler was featured on ABC's 7:30 Report regarding Health Policy and the 2019 Federal Election.
View interview
View related story
April 5, 2019: The Federal Health Minister, The Hon. Greg Hunt, has appointed A/Prof Liz Schroeder to the Advisory Board of the National Mental Health Commission.
View and download Minister's media release
View National Mental Health Commission media release
April 4, 2019: MUCHE has released its analysis of the 2019 - 20 Federal Health Budget titled, The MUCHE Health Report 2019. View and download report
Australian Financial Review
Interview on ABC Radio National's PM
The Australian - April 6
The Australian - April 9
The Sydney Morning Herald - April 10
The Age - April 10
November 16, 2018: The Federal Government has announced a $4 million national rollout of an innovative and cost effective screening app for school aged children. The funding follows the results of a study conducted by MUCHE, which found the screening test delivered $10 return in benefits for children and the community, for every $1 spent on the app.
View and download Minister's media release
Link to page on the cost effectiveness of utilising a screening app for school aged children. This page also features links to related media coverage.
May 10, 2018: MUCHE has released its analysis of the 2018-19 Federal Budget, "The MUCHE Health Report 2018". The report has been referenced in media. View and download report
Australian Financial Review 01
Australian Doctor Weekly
Australian Financial Review 02
April 18, 2018: Centre Director, Prof Henry Cutler has been interviewed by Radio National's Fran Kelly on the Federal Government's $6 billion subsidy to the private health insurance industry.
October 23, 2017: News article regarding a the launch of a new study presented at the World Self Medication Industry Conference, which refers to an Australian study conducted by MUCHE.
Australian Journal of Pharmacy (AJP)
The Australian Financial Review
October 13, 2017: News article about the Federal Government's health insurance reforms titled, "Muted market response to private health insurance reforms" featuring comments from Prof Henry Cutler.
The Australian Financial Review
The World Today
The Australian Financial Review
September 3, 2017: News article about a new hearing test titled, "The Aussie Technology Detecting Hearing Loss In Children", which MUCHE is currently evaluating.
Huffington Post
May 30, 2017: Assessing patient choice for public hospitals. Our new report answers 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? View and download report
Australian Financial Review 01
Australian Financial Review 02
Australian Financial Review 03
Australian Financial Review 04
May 23, 2017: MUCHE featured in article "Health kick from an ageing China" The ageing of China's rapidly growing middle class is throwing up a deep and lucrative range of opportunities.
The Herald Sun
Xinhua News
The Courier Mail
May 11, 2017: 2017 Analysis of the Federal health budget. MUCHE's analysis of this year's Federal Health Budget. Prof Henry Cutler, Director for the Macquarie University Centre for the Health Economy, provides an overview of the 2017-18 federal health budget.
Full release
March 31, 2017: MUCHE moves in. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof S Bruce Dowton, joined The Centre for the Health Economy (MUCHE) to celebrate their new offices and research projects last week. The event was an opportunity for Professor Dowton to learn about the research work that the Centre is undertaking and to welcome new members of the team.
Full release
January 1, 2017: An introduction to health economics training announced. Tickets are now sold out for the one day course, "An introduction to health economics" being held on March 18, 2017. Please watch our website for additional dates and course information, or simply email Ashley.Soytemiz@mq.edu.au to receive a course update alert.
More information
June 3, 2016: The value of health information. A paper released today by Prof Henry Cutler, Director of Macquarie University Centre for the Health Economy (MUCHE), analyses the value of current treatment and funding decision models. Given patients, clinicians, providers and government find it difficult to process large volumes of complex information the paper raises an important question - is more information valuable, or will value be lost in the sea of complexity that already characterises our health system?
Full release
May 6, 2015: Prof Henry Cutler interview with Ticky Fullerton on ABC's Lateline regarding the Federal Government's Competition Policy in health.
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May 5, 2015: The Federal Government the biggest winner. A review of the Federal Health Budget for 2016 - 2017 by Macquarie University Centre for the Health Economy (MUCHE) indicates that the biggest winner is the Federal Government. Prof Henry Cutler, the Centre Director , said "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.
View and download report
April 25, 2015: The case for competition in Australian health. Tax reform is the talk of the town, but when it comes to funding our healthcare system, Health Minister Susan Ley assures us there will be no additional taxes. Ley says it is a matter of spending our healthcare dollars more efficiently. And no wonder. Expenditure on health care continues to grow and will be over $150 billion this year. Governments will provide around $100 Billion.
Full release
Jan 12, 2015: Inaugural Centre Director appointed. Prof Mark Gabbott, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics (FBE), has announced the appointment of Dr Henry Cutler as Director of the Macquarie University Centre for the Health Economy (MUCHE). "I'm delighted to welcome Dr Cutler to the campus. Since establishing the Centre last year, we have worked with academics across the Campus to develop and refine its key focus areas and to maximise the opportunity both internally and externally.
Full release
Dec 5, 2013: New research centre for the health economy. Macquarie University launches new Centre for the Health Economy to provide whole of sector focus. In response to the increasing difficulty for health-related industries to access data across the whole health sector, Macquarie University has launched a new research, advocacy and educational body, the Centre for the Health Economy.
Nov 1, 2013: Uncovering the positive impact of care. Australian Self-Medication Industry & Macquarie University Partnership.
The Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI) and Macquarie University have announced a joint research partnership that will produce for the first time independent evidence-based research into the current and future impact of self care and self medication on public health in Australia.
Centre updates
May 2021: MUCHE has prepared and released its annual 2021 Budget Summary Health Report to more than 1400 external contacts
May 2021: Prof Henry Cutler published an opinion piece in the Australian Financial Review
May 2021: Associate Professor Liz Schroeder was interviewed by Australian Financial Review as part of the Victorian Mental Health Plan.
May 2021: Dr Anam Bilgrami published an article in the AHES Newsletter in regards to her research into Australia’s Paid Parental Leave scheme
March 2021: MUCHE has released the final report on “The role of refundable accommodation deposits” commissioned by the Aged Care Financing Authority
March 2021: Prof Martin Hoyle provided evidence at the Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport Inquiry into “Approval processes for new drug and novel medical technologies in Australia”
March 2021: Dr Anam Bilgrami was interviewed in reference to her research into Australia’s Paid Parental Leave scheme by Human Resources Director magazine
February 2021: Prof Henry Cutler published an opinion piece in the Australian Financial Review regarding aged care in the lead up to the release of the Royal Commission in Aged Care Quality and Safety
December 2020: Dr Anam Bilgrami was awarded a Research Excellence Award in Economics for outstanding achievement in publication and impact during her PhD.
November 2020: Prof Henry Cutler has presented at the Interactive COTA ACSA Panel Discussion on aged care reform
November 2020: Dr Anam Bilgrami has joined MUCHE as a Research Fellow
October 2020: Dr Antonio Ahumada-Canale has joined MUCHE as a Research Fellow
October 2020: MUCHE has prepared and released the 2020 Report to more than 1400 external contacts
September 2020: MUCHE has organised for all HDR students who are under the Pharma Endowment Fund to showcase their research and findings at a virtual workshop
September 2020: Prof Henry Cutler was interviewed by In The Black on the relationship between health and productivity in light of the impact of COVID-19 on the economy
September 2020: Dr Yuanyuan Gu was appointed as an expert committee member at Shanghai Municipal Health Technology Assessment Centre
August 2020: Dr Bonny Parkinson was interviewed by ABC Radio on the costs associated with supply of the Oxford University – Astra Zeneca COVID-19 vaccine
August 2020: Dr Megan Gu was appointed as new Public Officer for the Australian Health Economics Society (AHES)
July 2020: Prof Henry Cutler published an opinion piece regarding recommendations made to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety in The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age
June 2020: MUCHE has published the Outcomes Based Commissioning for vulnerable older people report
March 2020: Dr Joanne Epp has presented on integrated care at the International Health Care Reform Virtual Conference.
March 2020: Dr Mutsa Gumbie has attended the World Hearing Day breakfast at NSW Parliament House.
February 2020: Dr Mutsa Gumbie has presented at the Independent Audiologist Australia 2020 Conference.
February 2020: Prof Henry Cutler and A/Prof Liz Schroeder have presented at Mental Health and Wellbeing Conference, Melbourne.
February 2020: Prof Henry Cutler has attended two Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety sessions as a witness.
January 2020: MUCHE was selected to be on the Department of Health Economics Panel.
January 2020: Two new students have commenced their HDR under the Pharma Endowment Fund.
December 2019: MUCHE completed the first two MSAC projects.
November 2019: MUCHE co-hosted the 1st International Workshop on Health, Inequality and Behaviour together with the Department of Economics.
November 2019: A/Prof Liz Schroeder, Dr Joanne Epp and MRes student Isabelle Muelenbroeks have presented at the Asia Pacific Conference on Integrated Care (APIC) in Melbourne.
November 2019: Prof Henry Cutler and Dr Yuanyuan Gu have visited several universities and research think tanks in China to create and increase health economics collaborations.
November 2019: Dr Mutsa Gumbie has presented on ‘The cost-effectiveness of Cochlear implants in UK adults’ at ISPOR Europe Conference in Denmark.
October 2019: MUCHE has hosted Prof Emily Lancsar from ANU to present on ‘preferences and choice in the context of obesity’.
October 2019: Dr Megan Gu has presented at the CEPAR Workshop in Sydney.
October 2019: Prof Henry Cutler has presented at the Futures of Health Seminar in Melbourne.
October 2019: MUCHE has hosted Professor Frank Lichtenberg from Columbia University for a Lighthouse Lecture to present on “The impact of pharmaceutical innovation on longevity and hospitalisation is Australia, 1998 – 2018”.
October 2019: MUCHE has held a round table luncheon on the impacts of pharmaceutical innovation which was attended by 12 external guests consisting of representatives from the pharmaceutical companies, Department of Health and NGO’s.
October 2019: Prof Henry Cutler has chaired a session at the Medicines Australia PharmAus 2019 Conference in Canberra.
September 2019: Four MUCHE staff members: Dr Joanne Epp, Dr Megan Gu, Dr Mutsa Gumbie and Mona Aghdaee have presented at the Australian Health Economics Society (AHES) Conference in Melbourne.
September 2019: Prof Henry Cutler has visited Israel as part of an Australian Israeli Chamber of Commerce (AICC) delegation to explore the forefront of digital health research and applications.
September 2019: MUCHE has held a roundtable luncheon with Professor Rowena Jacobs and the Centre for Emotional Health (CEH) on mental health which was attended by 15 external guests consisting of representatives from the Mental Health Commission, Department of Health, local health districts and NGO’s.
September 2019: MUCHE has hosted Professor Rowena Jacobs from University of York to present on ‘The cost and quality of mental health care provision and the value of service quality in the English NHS’.
August 2019: MUCHE has held a two day workshop for the ECSTRA aged care project participants.
August 2019: Prof Henry Cutler has chaired the national two-day Healthcare Leaders Forum held in Sydney.
July 2019: Alicia Norman has joined MUCHE as a Research Fellow.
July 2019: Dr Varinder Jeet has joined MUCHE as a Research Fellow.
June 2019: Prof Henry Cutler has presented at the NSW Mental Health Commission Research Roundtable.
June 2019: Elizabeth Seil has joined MUCHE as a Research Fellow.
June 2019: MUCHE has hosted A/Prof Joshua Byrnes from Griffith University to present on ‘Valuing health using experimental auction approach’.
May 2019: MUCHE has hosted Professor Jon Karnon from Flinders University to present on ‘Economic evaluation in health care: what is it good for?’.
May 2019: Prof Henry Cutler has attended the Roundtable on HTA Training.
May 2019: Prof Henry Cutler and A/Prof Liz Schroeder have attended the 2-day National Suicide Prevention Summit.
April 2019: A/Prof Liz Schroeder has been appointed to the National Mental Health Commission.
April 2019: Dr Henry Cutler was interviewed by ABC PM Radio on “Political parties missing opportunity for healthcare reform”
April 2019: MUCHE has prepared and released the 2019 Budget Summary document to more than 1300 external contacts.
April 2019: Prof Henry Cutler has attended the 2019 Health Economics Roundtable “Return on Investment Framework for the MRFF”.
March 2019: MUCHE has hosted A/Prof Nils Gutacker from the University of York to present on ‘program evaluation and decision-analytical modelling’.
February 2019: A/Prof Liz Schroeder has presented at the 10th Workshop on the Economics of Health and Wellbeing.
February 2019: Andrew Partington has joined MUCHE as a Research Fellow.
January 2019: Dr Megan Gu has joined MUCHE as a Research Fellow.
December 2018: MUCHE has started advertising for a Professor of Health Economics, a joint position with the Department of Economics.
December 2018: MUCHE has held a roundtable luncheon on the use of economic evaluation in decisions on pharmaceutical re-scheduling in collaboration with the Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI) which was attended by 20 external guests consisting of representatives from Department of Health, pharmaceutical companies and consultancies.
December 2018: MUCHE has hosted a one-day roundtable event with Research Australia on the integration of health economics into health and medical research opportunities.
December 2018: MUCHE has been successful in securing a $240,000 grant from Ecstra Foundation to assess whether older Australians make optimal payment decisions when entering residential aged care.
November 2018: Prof Henry Cutler has visited India as part of the Faculty of Business and Economics delegation to form health economics collaborations.
November 2018: MUCHE has launched the Macquarie University / Australian Pharmaceutical Scholarship Endowment Program which was attended by The Hon John Alexander and MD’s and representatives of Pharma companies.
November 2018: A/Prof Liz Schroeder has presented at the World Health Conference on Integrated Care and the International Foundation for Integrated Care in Sydney, Australia.
November 2018: MUCHE has held a roundtable luncheon on the relationship between mental health and the economy which was attended by 20 external guests consisting of the NSW Mental Health Commissioner and representatives from mental health agencies, federal and state government departments, and NGOs.
November 2018: MUCHE’s SoundScouts project was highlighted in The Lighthouse magazine.
October 2018: The NHMRC Centre for Excellence in Suicide Prevention has been announced, worth around $2.5 million. Prof Henry Cutler will be collaborating as an associate investigator.
October 2018: MUCHE has co-hosted Prof Mike Shields from Monash University to present on ‘The causal effect of education on chronic health conditions’.
October 2018: Prof Henry Cutler has presented at the pre-congress events of World Hospital Congress in Brisbane, Australia.
September 2018: Prof Henry Cutler and Ms Mona Aghdaee have presented at the International Academy of Health Preference Research (IAHPR) Conference in Hobart, Australia.
September 2018: Six staff members; Prof Henry Cutler, Dr Bonny Parkinson, Dr Liz Schroeder, Dr Joanne Epp, Mr Ross Bowman and Ms Mona Aghdaee have presented at the Australian Health Economic Society (AHES) Conference in Hobart, Australia.
September 2018: Dr Bonny Parkinson has conducted the one day ‘Designing economic evaluations alongside clinical trials’ and the half day ‘Incorporating health economics into grant applications’ courses in collaboration with The University of Melbourne.
September 2018: Dr Bonny Parkinson and Dr Lei Si have presented at the ISPOR Conference in Tokyo, Japan.
September 2018: Prof Henry Cutler has presented at the Living to 100 Conference in Sydney, Australia.
August 2018: Prof Henry Cutler has chaired the two-day Healthcare Leaders Forum held in Sydney.
August 2018: MUCHE has co-hosted Prof Luke Connelly from University of Queensland to present on ‘Rain, rain go away: Weather and children’s time allocation’.
August 2018: MUCHE has hosted Prof Deborah Schofield from Centre for Economic Impacts of Genomic Medicine, Macquarie University to present on ‘Health economics and genomics: how far have we come and how far have we got to go?’
August 2018: MUCHE conducted their Introduction to Health Economics Evaluation course which was another sold out event.
July 2018: Two NHMRC project grant applications on assessing interventions for anxiety and depression in older Australians have been successful, with Prof Henry Cutler acting as CI on both. These research projects are worth $1.8 million in total.
July 2018: Four staff members; Prof Henry Cutler, Dr Liz Schroeder, Dr Yuanyuan Gu and Ms Emma Olin have presented at the European Health Economics Association Conference in Maastricht, The Netherlands.
July 2018: Professor Martin Hoyle has joined MUCHE as a Professor of Health Innovation and Evaluation.
June 2018: Prof Henry Cutler has attended the International Behavioural Insights Conference in Sydney, Australia.
May 2018: Dr Bonny Parkinson has presented at the National Medicines Symposium in Canberra, Australia.
May 2018: MUCHE has been referenced in the Australian Doctor Weekly regarding its analysis of the 2018-19 Federal Budget Report
May 2018: MUCHE has co-hosted Dr Olena Stavrunova from UTS to present on ‘The effects of Australian natural disasters on health, wellbeing, social capital and financial hardship’
May 2018: MUCHE has been referenced in the Australian Financial Review regarding its analysis of the 2018-19 Federal Budget Report
May 2018: MUCHE has co-hosted Prof Soo Hong Chew from National University of Singapore to present on ‘Does haze cloud decision making? A natural laboratory experiment’
May 2018: MUCHE has prepared and released the 2018 Budget Summary, The MUCHE Health Report 2018.
April 2018: Prof Henry Cutler has been interviewed by Radio National on the Federal Government’s $6 billion subsidy to the private health insurance industry.
April 2018: Dr Lei Si has presented in the World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Muscoskeletal Diseases in Krakow, Poland.
April 2018: MUCHE co-hosted Dr Shiko Maruyama from UTS to present on ‘An incentive program with almost no incentive: an overlooked benefit of pay-for-performance’
April 2018: Dr Bonny Parkinson has conducted the Introduction to Health Economics course Justice Health.
March 2018: Prof Henry Cutler, A/Prof Liz Schroeder and Dr Joanne Epp have attended the 2 day International Healthcare Reform conference held in Sydney.
March 2018: MUCHE has conducted their Introduction to Health Economics Evaluation course, which was another sold out event.
March 2018: Dr Mutsa Gumbie attended the‘Understanding individual and household choices in Africa using longitudinal data’ workshop in Tanzania.
March 2018: Prof Henry Cutler has presented ‘The economics of hearing health’ at the three day workshop ‘Planning and Implementing Hearing Healthcare: From Global To Local Solutions’, held at the Macquarie University Hearing Hub
March 2018: Dr Lei Si has joined MUCHE as a senior research fellow and recipient of an NHMRC Early Career Fellowship.
January 2018: Ms Mona Aghdaee has joined MUCHE as a research fellow.
January 2018: Mr Kyu-Hyung Park has joined MUCHE as a Pharma HDR Scholarship recipient.
December 2018: MUCHE hosted Professor Russell Mannion from the University of Birmingham who was the guest of honour at a round-table luncheon discussing performance measurements in health care. The event was attended by 15 external guests consisting of representatives from the Ministry of Health, LHDs, government and NGOs
November 2018: MUCHE hosted Dr Elisabeth Huynh from UTS to present on ICECAP-SCM’s in economic evaluations.
November 2017: MUCHE held a workshop to discuss potential research themes for the pharmaceutical HDR fund which was attended by 25 external guests consisting of representatives from pharmaceutical companies, federal government and NGOs
November 2017: MUCHE staff members A/Prof Liz Schroeder and Dr Bonny Parkinson received the Student Led Award for Teaching and Learning (Masters of Public Health) and Excellence in Research Future Shaping research priorities (Healthy People) respectively.
October 2017: MUCHE was mentioned in The Australian Journal of Pharmacy in reference to the economic evaluation preformed for the Australian Self-Medication Industry (ASMI)
October 2017: MUCHE has conducted their Introduction to Health Economics Evaluation course which was another sold out event.
October 2017: Dr Bonny Parkinson has presented ‘An economic framework to inform the scheduling of medicines’ at World Self-Medication Industry conference.
October 2017: MUCHE Director, Prof Henry Cutler, received the Deans Research Excellence (funding) Award.
October 2017: MUCHE hosted Associate Professor Peter Sivey from RMIT to present on the supply response to hospital emergency.
October 2017: MUCHE has secured funding from five pharmaceutical companies to establish a joint Higher Degree Research (HDR) Scholarship fund with Macquarie University worth $1.2 million.
October 2017: MUCHE Director, Prof Henry Cutler, presented ‘Analysing data. Fast and slow’ at the ‘Revisiting Whitlam’s Vision for Health: Economists, Data and Efficiency’ one day workshop in Old Parliament House, Canberra.
October 2017: MUCHE Director Prof Henry Cutler was quoted in the Australian Financial Review in reference to private health insurance reforms.
September 2017: MUCHE, together with the Department of Economics hosted Associate Professor Peter Siminski from UTS to present on the intergenerational income transfers.
September 2017: Five MUCHE staff members; Prof Henry Cutler, Dr Bonny Parkinson, Dr Mutsa Gumbie, Dr Yuanyuan Gu and Ms Emma Olin have presented at the Australian Health Economics Society (AHES) conference.
September 2017: MUCHE hosted the two day Australian Health Economics Society (AHES) conference at Darling Harbour, bringing together more than 150 academic health economists together to discuss health economic research.
September 2017: MUCHE, together with AIHI, hosted Professor Meredith Rosenthal from Harvard University to present on value based pricing in health care.
September 2017: Ms Rachel Song has joined the MUCHE team as a Research Fellow.
September 2017: MUCHE Director, Prof Henry was quoted in the HuffPost Australia as to the importance of testing for hearing loss in kids before starting school. MUCHE has been evaluating Sound Scouts to determine the lifetime benefits of screening upon entering schools.
September 2017: MUCHE hosted Professor Julie Ratcliffe from the University of South Australia to present on measuring wellbeing in residential aged care.
August 2017: MUCHE has co-hosted a half day roundtable workshop with Research Australia to discuss with 15 leading Australian academic health economists how to position the health economics community within health and medical research.
August 2017: MUCHE, together with FBE, hosted Professor Anthony Scott from University of Melbourne to present on competition in primary care.
August 2017: MUCHE was awarded a new Cooperative Research Centres project to evaluate prostate cancer tests in partnership with Cyclotek, GE Healthcare Australia and MQ Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.
August 2017: Dr Joanne Epp has joined MUCHE as a senior research fellow.
July 2017: MUCHE, together with FBE, has hosted Professor Richard Freeman from Harvard University to present on the future impact of robotics on the labour market.
July 2017: Three MUCHE staff members, Prof Henry Cutler, Dr Mutsa Gumbie and Dr Yuanyuan Gu have presented at the International Health Economics Association (iHEA) Congress in Boston, USA.
June 2017: MUCHE has conducted their Introduction to Health Economics Evaluation course which was another sold out event.
June 2017: MUCHE, together with Department of Economics, hosted Dr Mengxi Zhang from UTS to present on survey mode effects on the validity of self-reported substance use data.
June 2017: MUCHE has received funding from NSW Treasury on exploring the potential to develop an outcomes based funding model framework for public hospitals
June 2017: MUCHE has advertised for a Professor of Health Economics which will be a joint position with Department of Economics
May 2017: MUCHE has started a project with Cochlear on the cost effectiveness of cochlear implants for people aged 50 years and over.
May 2017: Our PhD student, Anam Bilgrami, presented at the 8th Australasian Health Econometrics Workshop.
May 2017: MUCHE has prepared and released the 2017 Budget Summary document to more than 1000 external contacts.
April 2017: MUCHE Director, Prof Henry Cutler, presented at the Improving Patient Experience Conference in Melbourne.
April 2017: MUCHE, together with Department of Economics started their external seminar series with the first guest being Professor Andrew Jones from University of York.
April 2017: Mr Ross Bowman has started working at MUCHE as a Research Fellow.
March 2017: MUCHE conducted the Introduction to Health Economics Evaluation course which was another sold out event.
March 2017: The new MUCHE offices were officially launched by the Macquarie University Vice Chancellor Prof Bruce Dowton.
February 2017: Dr Yuanyuan Gu has been awarded a Marie Sklodowska Curie Fellowship which will enable him to work on developing econometric models evaluating health data at the Department of Economics and Related Studies at the University of York.
February 2017: MUCHE received funding from Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) to start an economic evaluation of their Integrated Care program which will take two years to complete.
February 2017: Tickets are now sold out for the one day course, "An introduction to health economics" being held on March 18, 2017. Please watch our website for additional dates and course information, or simply email Ashley.Soytemiz@mq.edu.au to receive a course update alert.
February 2017: A/Prof Liz Schroeder to team up with University of Sydney researchers and others to develop and evaluate the world’s first Internet-based stuttering clinic following a $6.3 million grant from the NHMRC.
February 2017: Senior research fellow, Dr Zhiming Cheng has been elected member to the Global Young Academy (GYA). One of only seven Australian members, the GYA is an international body made up of outstanding young scientists from around the world who come together to address topics of global importance.