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2026

1. Yuting Zhang. Why health insurance cuts for the over-65s won’t swamp public hospitals after all. The Conversation. Sept 10, 2026. DOI: 10.64628/AA.ye5ecy39t
2. Yuting Zhang, Kevin Staub, and Nathan Kettlewell. Health insurance rebates may change for the over‑65s. Our new study shows what to expect. Aug 6, 2026. republished on SBS News online in Spanish, Arabic and English. DOI: 10.64628/AA.mj9d5mu54
3. Yuting Zhang. Want to use health insurance in an emergency? Here’s what it does (and doesn’t) cover. The Conversation. July 8, 2026. DOI: 10.64628/AA.kkjppx6d7
4. Yuting Zhang. No gap’ private health insurance can save you money. But there’s a catch” The Conversation. April 29, 2026. DOI: 10.64628/AA.yfxxrgm57
5. Yuting Zhang, Charles Kemp, Stephen Duckett. How to make specialists’ fees fair? It’ll take more than a revamped website. The Conversation. Feb 19, 2026. DOI: 10.64628/AA.3dkyte5v4

2025

6. Yuting Zhang. No control, no regulation. Why private specialist fees can leave patients with huge medical bills. The Conversation. Dec 15, 2025. DOI: 10.64628/AA.ujp47vugy
7. Yuting Zhang and Federico Zilio. When a partner has a health shock, our study shows what happens to work, chores and fun. The Conversation. Sept 29, 2025. DOI: 10.64628/AA.7r57ya7yg
8. Yuting Zhang. Private health insurers want to fund more out-of-hospital care. But the Productivity Commission has other ideas. The Conversation. Aug 14 2025. DOI: 10.64628/AA.u545f5m7q
9. Yuting Zhang. Will my private health insurance cover my surgery? What if my claim is rejected? The Conversation. July 11, 2025. DOI: 10.64628/AA.jgq47qnhr
10. Yuting Zhang. Is the private hospital system collapsing? Here’s what the sector’s financial instability means for you. The Conversation. June 3, 2025. DOI: 10.64628/AA.4gg4csmgs
11. Yuting Zhang and Ryan Liang. Think your specialist is expensive? Look at what others are paying. The Conversation. April 14, 2025. DOI: 10.64628/AA.ydwc7xtpg
12. Yuting Zhang and Ou Yang. Australians can wait at least 258 days for their first psychiatry appointment, our new study shows. The Conversation. Feb 27, 2025. DOI: 10.64628/AA.hakn4ms7u
13. Yuting Zhang and Karinna Saxby. The major parties want 9 in 10 GP visits bulk billed by 2030. Here’s why we shouldn’t aim for 100% The Conversation. Feb 25, 2025. DOI: 10.64628/AA.j3ce9x9su
14. Ruth McHugh-Dillon, interviewed Yuting Zhang as an expert. Should we aim to bulk-bill everyone for GP visits? We asked 5 experts. The Conversation. Jan 17 2025. DOI: 10.64628/AA.pg7txcjam

2024

15. Yuting Zhang, and Nathan Kettlewell. Private health insurers are now offering GP telehealth services. Is this a risk to Medicare? The Conversation. Nov 6 2024. DOI: 10.64628/AA.t3kfjd4mv
16. Karinna Saxby, Luke Burchill, Yuting Zhang, and Zoe Aitken. We found opposition to the Voice is linked to poorer Indigenous health. And in some regions, the link is striking. The Conversation. Aug 2 2024. DOI: 10.64628/AA.hsdmvj5nr
17. Karinna Saxby, Yuting Zhang, and Zoe Aitken. Stigma around same-sex marriage affected Australians’ health. Here’s what happened in your electorate. The Conversation. Aug 2 2024. DOI: 10.64628/AA.5vn6x6jpy
18. Yuting Zhang, and Karinna Saxby, Australia can afford to bulk bill all GP visits. So why don’t we? The Conversation. June 3 2024. DOI: 10.64628/AA.g6743hdmn

2023

19. Yuting Zhang, Judith Liu, and Nathan Kettlewell, Who really benefits from private health insurance rebates? Not people who need cover the most. The Conversation. Sept 18 2023. DOI: 10.64628/AA.t3jrwed9v
20. Yuting Zhang, Jongsay Yong, and Ou Yang, “Does private health insurance cut public hospital waiting lists? We found it barely makes a dent” The Conversation, Aug 28 2023. DOI: 10.64628/AA.yj9yr5fxr
21. Yuting Zhang and Nathan Kettlewell, “Private health insurance is set for a shake-up. But asking people to pay more for policies they don’t want isn’t the answer” The Conversation, Aug 14 2023. DOI: 10.64628/AA.xekfvfm4h

2022

22. Yuting Zhang, “The price of PBS medicines is coming down. But are we helping the right people?” The Conversation, Sept 9 2022. DOI: 10.64628/AA.efxexhw4a
23. Yuting Zhang. “What is the PBS safety net and is it really the best way to cut the cost of medicines?” Mar 31, 2022. DOI: 10.64628/AA.sh54csf39

2021

24. Ou Yang, Anthony Scott, Jongsay Yong, and Yuting Zhang. “There are problems in aged care, but more competition isn’t the solution”, The Conversation; June 15 2021. DOI: 10.64628/AA.vvw7ck45u

2020

25. Yuting Zhang, The Conversation article, “Thinking of ditching private health insurance in the pandemic? Here’s how to calculate if it’s worth it for you”, October 22 2020. DOI: 10.64628/AA.t3vj6k6sh
26. Yuting Zhang, The Conversation article, “Private health insurance premiums are going up this week. But the reasons why just don’t stack up”, Sept 28 2020. DOI: 10.64628/AA.ejeyfax5k