📢NOW HIRING📢 We are looking for a Research Fellow to join the Patient-Centred Evaluation (PACE) of health technologies research program, working on health outcomes measurement & stated preference research. Apply by 27 May: careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...

Come visit & work with us! Our International Visiting Fellowship for 2027 grants up to AUD$15k support to come to Melbourne & collaborate closely with our academic staff on shared research interests. Apply by 1 July: www.monash.edu/business/che...

Private health insurance premiums will rise 4.41% this year. For @aunz.theconversation.com, A/Prof Terence Cheng unpacks how we got to this figure and answers the complicated question of whether or not the increase is justified. Read: theconversation.com/private-heal...

When measuring wellbeing, should you strictly adhere to what people think matters to them? A new study with responses from 1881 #NDIS participants found factors deemed unimportant by respondents still appeared to influence overall wellbeing. Read the #CHEResearchBite: www.monash.edu/business/che...

Following the announcement of a new public hospital funding deal between the Federal Government and the states, worth an extra $25 billion over 5 years, Prof @tony40.bsky.social spoke to ABC News Radio about why the funding was needed and what it could mean. Listen: drive.google.com/file/d/15zDx...

Younger siblings spend up to 1.5 hours more time on screens per week compared to big sisters and brothers - at the cost of other enrichment activities. Read about the new study, which used survey data from around 5,500 Australian children aged 2-15: theconversation.com/our-study-sh...

Telemedicine may simultaneously expand access, reduce unnecessary antibiotic use & maintain prescribing standards. Using Medicare administrative data, recently published research found telemedicine does not lead to increased or lower-quality antibiotic prescribing. 🔗 www.monash.edu/news/article...

Health aid works better when the countries receiving it have greater control over its use - but new research finds that Australian voters strongly oppose giving recipient countries control over aid projects, which creates a real dilemma. Read the #CHEResearchBite: go.monash.edu/tftjhp #GivingTuesday

A new analysis suggests the #NDIS, by providing personalised social care, reduces use of Medicare-funded mental health and allied health services, especially among people living in major cities, males and children and young people. Read the #CHEResearchBite: go.monash.edu/6vjmsz

At #Blood2025 conference in Perth, Sara Carrillo de Albornoz, Adam Irving & Rainier Arnolda presented on: 💲 Intro to #HealthEconomics for clinicians 💉 Economic evaluation of immunoglobulin therapy 🦴 Predicting serious infections in multiple myeloma 🏥 Cost analysis of treating serious infections

📣 CALL FOR PAPERS📣 15th Australasian Workshop on Econometrics & Health Economics 2026 📅15-17 April 2026 📍Port Stephens 📄≤14 papers will be accepted 👶PhD students/ECRs encouraged to apply ⏰Submit by 19 December 2025 (full draft/structured abstract) 📤More info/apply: www.monash.edu/business/eve...

Many countries face a shortage of GPs as more doctors choose to become specialists. Understanding why junior doctors make these career choices is crucial for health policy planning. A new study investigates how preferences influence specialty choices. Read the #CHEResearchBite: go.monash.edu/drdnoa

Should we scrap private health insurance rebates & direct the funding to public hospitals? A/Prof Terence Cheng writes for @aunz.theconversation.com on whether rebates are achieving their aim of reducing pressure on the public hospital system. Read it now: theconversation.com/should-we-sc...

New research finds #unemployment increases the risk of #loneliness by 19%. Even the fear of losing a job raises loneliness, showing that economic insecurity itself erodes social well-being. These effects persist for years after an unemployment spell. Read the #CHEResearchBite: go.monash.edu/62yj11

Why does language matter for child health? Children born to migrant mothers often face disadvantages from the start. A new study examines how an often-overlooked factor—whether mothers can communicate easily with health services—shapes infant health. Read the #CHEResearchBite: go.monash.edu/74avnc

How does birth order shape how children spend their time & ultimately, how they develop? A new #CHEWorkingPaper suggests that later-born children spend less time on enrichment activities, more time on digital media compared to first-borns. Read: go.monash.edu/cv7hab

When a child is diagnosed with cancer, the devastating news affects the entire family, including parents' ability to work and earn money. But workplace culture plays a crucial role in determining the severity of the impact. Read the #CHEResearchBite: go.monash.edu/sr6jz8

Introducing @che-monash.bsky.social Policy Symposium 2025: Improving equity & value in the health & care economy. Designed for policymakers, researchers & sector leaders to share evidence, challenges, innovations. 📅2 Sep, 9a-5p 📍National Portrait Gallery Info/register: www.monash.edu/business/eve...

A new #CHEworkingpaper examines how hospitals adapt when new specialised competitors enter the market for heart attack treatment in Sweden: opening new cath labs in local hospitals shifted patients to cath-based care, even when bypass surgery may have been more appropriate. Read go.monash.edu/zowryp

Our research is in today’s Conversation — just $7 extra per person could prevent 300 suicides per year. We break down exactly where that investment should go: 👉 theconversation.com/just-7-extra... @aunz.theconversation.com

Analysing Australian public reimbursement decisions for pharmaceuticals, a new #CHEWorkingPaper suggests while longer negotiations may deprive some patients of clinical benefit, the wider public interest may be enhanced through improving value for money & reducing risk. Read: go.monash.edu/5nb7qt

Has the NDIS affected the overall use of formal services or caring hours? A new study found no significant improvements for carers in the 3 years after the NDIS arrived, suggesting that whilst the NDIS may have helped some people, others are missing out. Read #CHEResearchBite: go.monash.edu/nimat2

Next up in the #CHESeminarSeries, we welcome A/Prof Sonia Akter (ANU’s Crawford School of Public Policy): 🎤 Wildfire Exposure, Impact, and Recovery: Climate inequality lessons from Australia’s Black Summer 📅 28 May @ 12 noon 📍 In person or online: www.monash.edu/business/eve...

Applications NOW OPEN for our International Visiting Fellowship 2026. If you'd like to visit Melbourne for 2-6 months in 2026 to work with our researchers, we have up to AUD$10,000 available to support travel/accomm. Academics at all levels are welcome. Apply by 1 Sept: go.monash.edu/kzz8f7

Next week in the #CHESeminarSeries, we hear from Dr Maiken Skovrider Aaskoven (Danish Centre for Health Economics): 🎤 Patient Medication Adherence: Using machine learning to predict vulnerable individuals in risk of non-compliance 📅 21 May @ 12 noon 📍 In person/online: go.monash.edu/jnj8b9

Next week in the #CHESeminarSeries, we will be joined by Dr Christiern Rose (The University of Queensland): 🎤 Patient-Physician Matching: Evidence from heart attacks in England 📅 14 May @ 12 noon 📍 In person or online: www.monash.edu/business/eve...

Congratulations to @andrewireland.bsky.social, who received the Mollie Holman Award for Monash Business School's best thesis of 2025. The thesis, "Impacts of Heat Exposure on Workers’ Health & Productivity", examined how workers are increasingly exposed to high temps at work as global temps rise.

Boys in disadvantaged communities in Indonesia & Fiji are falling behind girls academically, reflecting a trend seen in many countries globally. A study of 1400+ children in 24 informal settlements found boys averaged 3 hrs less on education vs girls. Read the #CHEResearchBite: go.monash.edu/x4s5jr

Next week, #CHESeminarSeries welcomes @ksaxby.bsky.social: 🎤 The Effects of Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy on Mental Health Treatment Utilisation among Gender Minorities: Evidence from whole-of-population Australian administrative data 📅 7 May @ 12 noon 📍 In person/online: go.monash.edu/gfk4tt

Prof @tony40.bsky.social spoke to ABC Radio Newcastle about the viability of the private hospital sector, the impact of policy, and the lasting changes from the COVID-19 pandemic. After recent worker strikes, is it time for a major restructuring of the sector? 🎧: go.monash.edu/rmy7mj

In a study of new cancer treatments funded by the #PBS, doctors & patients behaved differently to the clinical trials the funding was based on. These real-world differences led to higher costs & lower benefits, reducing the value for money in practice. Read the #CHEResearchBite: go.monash.edu/brthji

The social expectation to work has a substantial negative impact on mental well-being of unemployed men in mid-life (as impactful as being widowed). However, as peers retire, their mental well-being improves significantly. Read the #CHEWorkingPaper: go.monash.edu/sfv1xx

Our director, Prof @tony40.bsky.social was interviewed on ABC Radio Sydney Afternoons about the potential impacts of US #tariffs on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), the Australian pharmaceutical industry, and drug supplies. Listen to the full interview🎧: go.monash.edu/hegeeu

Do temperature fluctuations & prolonged heatwaves influence educational outcomes? Nation-wide data on nearly one million Australian students reveals that both heat & cold affect student test scores, with some evidence that heatwaves intensify effects. Read the #CHEWorkingPaper: go.monash.edu/rqe6vr

Using #HILDA to the mental health of trans & gender-diverse Australians for >20 years, research from @ksaxby.bsky.social, Dennis Petrie, Sara Hutchinson Tovar & team found a widening gulf from the general population. Read for more detail + recommendations: theconversation.com/we-tracked-t...

Next week in the #CHESeminarSeries, Dr Maryam Naghsh Nejad (Centre for Health Economics Research & Evaluation, UTS) will present "Balancing Work & Care: How workplace factors can mitigate the gendered impacts of caregiving". Join 2 April @ 12:15pm in person or online: www.monash.edu/business/eve...

How did the Netherlands’ 1976 #cannabis #decriminalisation impact use? A new analysis by @janvanours.bsky.social reconstructs cannabis consumption patterns using retrospective survey data, to find little impact on prevalence of cannabis use. Read the #CHEWorkingPaper: go.monash.edu/f0u6r6

Big Pharma loves the PBS, so why would the Trump administration threaten it? Prof Tony Harris explains why Big Pharma supports the PBS & if the Trump administration's “America First” policy is real threat. Read now: lens.monash.edu/2025/03/24/1...

Will the US trade war push up the price of medicines in Australia? Will there be drug shortages? Read @tony40.bsky.social & colleagues' thoughts on how talks of a trade dispute between the US & Australia over the cost of medicines could play out domestically: go.monash.edu/xhjksh

Using a global panel dataset covering subnational areas in 137 countries, a 1°C rise in temperature led to a 17% increase in poverty & a 1% rise in inequality. Colder temps also increased poverty/inequality to a lesser extent. #CHEWorkingPaper: go.monash.edu/exya2k #ClimateChange #GlobalInequality

This week in the #CHESeminarSeries, Dr Anna Houštecká (CERGE-EI at the Charles University in Prague) will be presenting "The Unequal Battle Against Infertility: Theory and evidence from IVF success and drop-out". Join 19 March @ 12 noon, in person or online: www.monash.edu/business/eve...

Childhood experiences shape adult success, but do they impact future generations? An analysis of Dutch admin data using birth order as a proxy for parental investment suggests ~20% of income disadvantages are passed down, & impacts on education & crime. #CHEWorkingPaper: 🔗tinyurl.com/4d998v5f

A new study of medical specialists found that gender norms influence pay for equal skills/education & that these implicit biases are shared by men & women. These biases & the lack of transparent fee-setting practices contributed to women specialists setting lower fees. 🔗go.monash.edu/rcijvs #IWD2025

Next in the #CHESeminarSeries, we have Prof Luke Connelly from The University of Queensland & the University of Bologna, on "Compliance with Clinical Guidelines: The role of incentives and competition between practitioners". Join 12 March @ 12 noon, in person/online: www.monash.edu/business/eve...

How do historical gender imbalances shape present-day #entrepreneurship in Australia? Using convict-era data, men in areas with historically high ratio men:women are more likely to become entrepreneurs today, likely due to family transmission of gender norms. #CHEWorkingPaper:🔗tinyurl.com/4tpzaxzu

Do price transparency initiatives, which help people understand costs before treatment & encourage provider competition, actually work to make healthcare more affordable? #TerenceCCheng et al. look at evidence from telemedicine services in China to find out. #CHEResearchBites tinyurl.com/2bcfxtfe

Kicking off Semester 1 of the #CHESeminarSeries, we have Prof Jenny Williams (University of Melbourne) on "Peer effects in recovery from substance use disorder". Join 5 March @ 12 noon, in person or online: www.monash.edu/business/eve...

Hear from @che-monash.bsky.social #PhD candidate Jack Hennessy on his PhD research on Australia's international aid program & his experience presenting at the Australasian AID Conference: devpolicytalks.simplecast.com/episodes/aus...

📢STUDY WITH US📢 Last week to apply to start our new Integrated #PhD program in July 2025. Join the top ranked university in #HealthEconomics in the Asia-Pacific region & work on impactful international research. Domestic & international students apply by 2 March: tinyurl.com/cbj5de4s

📢STUDY WITH US🎓As a candidate in @che-monash.bsky.social's Integrated #PhD Program, receive training in #HealthEconomics at one of the world’s leading research groups in the economic analysis of health/health care. Open to domestic & international students. Apply by 2 March: tinyurl.com/cbj5de4s