Engagement

Submissions, reports, and shorter written pieces engaging with policymakers and the public. All links open in a new tab.

Submissions

  1. Nathan Kettlewell, Ali Yasin Vergili, and Yuting Zhang. Submission to Department of Health, Disability and Ageing: Private Health Reforms - Consultation Paper 1. Aug 20, 2026. Also contributed to the University of Melbourne separate submission to this as an organization PDF
  2. Yuting Zhang, Nathan Kettlewell, Judith Liu, Kevin Staub, Ou Yang, and Jongsay Yong. Submission to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee Inquiry into the Private Health Insurance Amendment Modernising the Private Health Insurance Rebate Bill 2026. Aug 10, 2026 PDF
  3. Anthony Scott, Henry Cutler, Bronwyn Croxson, Kim Dalziel, Kees van Gool, Jane Hall, Julie Ratcliffe, Rosalie Viney, Yuting Zhang. Submission to the Senate Select Committee on Productivity in Australia. Feb 20, 2026 PDF
  4. Submission to the Productivity Commission: in response to the 2025 interim report on Delivering quality care more efficiently. Susan J. Méndez, Jongsay Yong, and Yuting Zhang. September 15 2025 PDF
  5. Jongsay Yong, Susan Mendez, Ou Yang, and Yuting Zhang. Submission to the Independent Hospital and Aged Care Pricing Authority. Aug 30, 2023 PDF
  6. Nathan Kettlewell, Jongsay Yong, and Yuting Zhang. Submission to the Department of Health and Aged Care; Re: Consultation Paper – Private Health Insurance (PHI) Incentives and Hospital Default Benefits Studies. Department of Health & Aged Care. Aug 12 2023 PDF
  7. Jongsay Yong, Ou Yang, Yuting Zhang, Anthony Scott. Submission on policy recommendation in reforming aged care sector to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. “The Role of Market and Competition in Aged Care-Responses to Aged Care Royal Commission Counsel Assisting’s final submissions” Nov 2020

Reports

  1. Henry Cutler, Anthony Scott, Rosalie Viney, Yuting Zhang, Kees van Gool, Kim Dalziel, Jane Hall, Julie Ratcliffe. Robust evidence is needed to improve care economy productivity, A response to the Productivity Commission interim report, Sept 2025 Link
  2. Ron Fisher, Ou Yang, Susan Mendez, Jongsay Yong, Yuting Zhang, and Karinna Saxby. Evaluation of Right Care Better Health, funded by EMPHN. 14 Nov, 2025 PDF
  3. Ou Yang, Ron Fischer, Karinna Saxby, Jongsay Yong, Yuting Zhang. IPART Out-of-home Care Review: Cost of Caring. Dec 18, 2024
  4. Ron Fischer, Karinna Saxby, Ou Yang, Jongsay Yong, Yuting Zhang. Right Care Better Health Evaluation Strategy. Aug 30, 2024
  5. Ou Yang, Jongsay Yong, and Yuting Zhang. Updating Victorian Department of Health Multivariate Demand Model: Enhancement of the demand model and generation of updated forecasts. Victorian Department of Health. Dec 13, 2022
  6. Judith Liu and Yuting Zhang, Use of Health Care among DVA clients– preliminary findings using healthcare data provided by DVA, commissioned by the Australian Department of Veterans’ Affairs, Nov 21, 2021
  7. Jongsay Yong, Ou Yang, Viet Nguyen, Yuting Zhang. Review of the DHHS Integrated Demand Forecasting Model. March 19 2021
  8. Judith Liu and Yuting Zhang, Impact of Military Service on Veteran Wellbeing and Ageing – preliminary findings using HILDA and Alife data, commissioned by the Australian Department of Veterans’ Affairs, Feb 12, 2021
  9. Yuting Zhang and Judith Liu, Impact of Military Service on Veteran Wellbeing and Ageing -analyses plan, commissioned by the Australian Department of Veterans’ Affairs, June 22, 2020
  10. Anthony Scott, Yuting Zhang, and Judith Liu, Future Development of the Australian National Health Performance Indicators, commissioned by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, May 1, 2020
  11. Ou Yang, Jongsay Yong, Yuting Zhang, Anthony Scott. “Competition, prices and quality of residential aged care in Australia”, commissioned by the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety
  12. Yuting Zhang, Anthony Scott, Judith Liu, Susan J. Méndez, Chapter 9 – The future of healthcare after COVID-19 in the Coping with COVID: rethinking Australia, Take the Pulse of the Nation 2020 end of year report, Dec 9 2020 Link

Other Online Publications

  1. Ou Yang and Yuting Zhang. Psychiatric specialist services in Australia: alarming increase in wait times and regional disparities. Medical Journal of Australia InSight+; April 14 2025 Link
  2. Ou Yang, Jongsay Yong, and Yuting Zhang. Effects of private health insurance on waiting time in public hospitals. Australian Health Economics Society newsletter. May 20, 2024 Link
  3. Nathan Kettlewell and Yuting Zhang, How do government incentive policies affect the demand for private health insurance in Australia? Austaxpolicy Tax and Transfer Policy blog; Mar 3, 2024 Link
  4. Judith Liu, Yuting Zhang. “Private health insurance rebates: are they working to increase uptake among older people?” Research insight. Aug 17 2022 Link
  5. Judith Liu, Yuting Zhang. “How do older adults respond to private health insurance rebates?” June 17 2022. Austaxpolicy: Tax and Transfer Policy Blog Link
  6. Ou Yang, Anthony Scott, Jongsay Yong, and Yuting Zhang, “Why greater private sector participation has not improved aged care performance”, Croakey Health Media. Oct 25 2021 Link
  7. Yuting Zhang and Kushneel Prakash, “Why do wealthy Australians leave money on the table by not buying private hospital insurance?”, Research Insight, July 12 2021 Link
  8. Yuting Zhang and Kushneel Prakash, “What influences whether we buy private hospital insurance?” MJA Insight+; June 7 2021 Link
  9. Yuting Zhang and Kushneel Prakash, “Why do Australians buy private hospital insurance?”, Research Insight, May 24 2021 Link
  10. Ou Yang, Jongsay Yong, Yuting Zhang and Anthony Scott, “Competition isn’t improving aged care sector” Pursuit article April 21 2021 Link
  11. Ou Yang, Jongsay Yong, Yuting Zhang and Anthony Scott. “Do competition in aged care deliver better outcomes?” Research insight. June 7 2021 Link
  12. Yuting Zhang, Judith Liu, and Anthony Scott, “Who changed their private health insurance during the pandemic”, MJA In-Sight+, Nov 30, 2020 Link
  13. Who is ditching private health insurance during the pandemic? Yuting Zhang, Judith Liu, and Anthony Scott. Research Insight, Nov 5 2020 Link
  14. Yuting Zhang, “Premiums of private hospital insurance should vary by age”, MJA In-Sight+, Oct 5, 2020 Link
  15. Using health care during the pandemic: should I stay or should I go? Research Insight, September 3, 2020, Yuting Zhang, Judith Liu, Anthony Scott Link
  16. Who is avoiding necessary health care during the COVID-19 pandemic? Research Insight, June 11, 2020, Yuting Zhang, Judith Liu, Anthony Scott Link
  17. Media mention, AFR, June 11, 2020, Easing of virus lockdown lifts public mood Link
  18. Yuting Zhang, How can technology help prevent a second wave of COVID-19? Research Insight, May 29 2020 Link