Prof Yuting Zhang

Experts / Prof Yuting Zhang

Prof Yuting Zhang

Professor of Health Economics, The University of Melbourne

I am a Professor of Health Economics at the Melbourne Institute within the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Melbourne. I obtained my PhD in health economics and MS in health policy & management, both from Harvard University. I develop and evaluate novel strategies to improve health system productivity and population health. I am a leading scholar in using advanced quantitative methods and novel combination of big data to study policy impact and individual choices in private health insurance and healthcare consumption. My research has been published in the world’s best medicine, health policy, and economics journals including the New England Journal of Medicine, Health Affairs. My work has reached to many best international media outlet including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and US National Public Radio.

The major parties want 9 in 10 GP visits bulk billed by 2030

Here’s why we shouldn’t aim for 100%...

The major parties want 9 in 10 GP visits bulk billed by 2030

Here’s why we shouldn’t aim for 100%...

By Karinna Saxby, Prof Yuting Zhang