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Professor Henry Cutler is the inaugural director of the Macquarie University Centre for the Health Economy within the Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Australia’s largest health services research group. He is also a Research Associate at the Health Economics Research Centre, University of Oxford.
Prof Cutler has published in world-leading journals, conducted over 200 health economics research projects for government and non-government organizations, and attracted over $40 million in grant funding as a chief investigator. Prof Cutler has guest lectured at Harvard University and the University of Oxford, and served on nationally important expert advisory panels and working groups, including for the National Suicide Prevention Office, National Mental Health Commission, and the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System. Prof Cutler was an expert witness twice for the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety.
Prof Cutler has received numerous awards, including the inaugural Deeble Institute Fellowship. He has presented at over 80 national and international conferences and his views on important healthcare debates are regularly sought by national media, including the ABC, The Australian, SMH, Australian Financial Review The Mandarin and The Conversation.
Research interests
Policy evaluation
Value based payments
Mental Health
Aged Care
Integrated Care
Research engagement
Australian Health Economics Association
International Health Economics Association
International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR)
Centre for Hearing Education Application Research (H:EAR), Macquarie University
Centre for LifeSpan Health and Wellbeing, Macquarie University
NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Digital Health
NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Suicide Prevention
NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Depression Treatment Precision
Education/Academic qualification
Economics, PhD, The University of New South Wales
Master of Economics, University of Sydney
Economics, Bachelor of Business, University of Technology Sydney
External positions
Department of Health and Aged Care Expert Advisory Panel for the Review of General Practice Incentive Programs and the Review of Primary Care After Hours Programs , Department of Health, Disability and Ageing (Commonwealth)
Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) Interim Aged Care Working Group, Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority
National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) Investment Effectiveness Program Academic Advisory Panel, National Disability Insurance Agency
National Suicide Prevention Office Expert Advisory Group, National Mental Health Commission
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MRFF: An equity-focus prospective evaluation of patient registration in Australia
Harrison, R. (Primary Chief Investigator), Vagholkar, S. (Chief Investigator), Mitchell, R. (Chief Investigator), Mahadeva, J. (Chief Investigator), Braithwaite, J. (Chief Investigator), Westbrook, J. (Chief Investigator), Manias, E. (Chief Investigator), Cutler, H. (Chief Investigator), Chauhan, A. (Chief Investigator), Newman, B. (Chief Investigator), Churruca, K. (Chief Investigator), Walsan, R. (Chief Investigator), Raban, M. (Chief Investigator), Lau, P. (Chief Investigator), Ricketts, S. (Chief Investigator), Sarwar, M. (Associate Investigator), Bowen, K. (Associate Investigator), Chua, A.-V. (Associate Investigator), Haddock, R. (Associate Investigator), Dawood Baumgartner, D. (Associate Investigator), Judd-Lam, S. (Associate Investigator), Gillies, D. (Associate Investigator), Badr, C. (Associate Investigator), Pallavicini, D. (Associate Investigator), Kangru, K. (Associate Investigator), Liang, J. (Associate Investigator), Hills, D. (Associate Investigator), Hardy, L. (Associate Investigator) & Spencer, R. (Associate Investigator)
1/11/24 → 31/10/29
Project: Research
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CRE (UNSW led): CORE-DEP: Centre of Research Excellence in Depression Treatment Precision
Newby, J., Gupta, S., Whitton, A., Christensen, H. M., Venkatesh, S., Werner-Seidler, A., Mitchell, B., Cutler, H., Mouzakis, K., Birrell, L., Berk, M., Baldwin, P. A., Gale, N., Mackinnon, A., Hoon, L., Webb, C., Martin, N. G., Martin, D., Curtis, J. & Cavenett, T.
25/07/24 → 24/07/29
Project: Research
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MRFF (UNSW Led): National Injury Surveillance for Actionable Research - Emergency Department
Sharwood, L. N., Swanston, H., Bereki-Gisolf, J., Ivers, R. Q., Jorm, L., Dinh, M. M., Bennett, V. A., Clay-Williams, R., Shand, F. L., Perez Concha, O., Shackel, R., Hegarty, K., Cutler, H., Rebbeck, T., Moore, K. & Evans, A.
21/06/24 → 31/12/28
Project: Research
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Syn 23 - UNSW led: Using AI to create smarter, personalised, and scalable interventions for psychological distress
Christensen, H. M., Venkatesh, S., Cutler, H., Newby, J., Gupta, S., Whitton, A., Mitchell, B., O’Dea, B., Martin, N. G., Mouzakis, K., Vasa, R., Fried, E. I., Webb, C., Furukawa, T. A., Berk, M., Braund, T., Senadeera, M. & Mackinnon, A.
1/01/24 → 31/12/28
Project: Research
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MUAPS Top-Up Scholarship
Cutler, H. (Primary Chief Investigator), Parkinson, B. (Chief Investigator) & Jiang, S. (PhD Student)
14/12/23 → 13/12/26
Project: Research
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Complexity and competing interests: what factors bear on payment choices and financial decisions made for older people entering nursing homes?
Bilgrami, A., Cutler, H., Gu, Y., Aghdaee, M. & Gu, M., 2025, In: Applied Economics. 57, 13, p. 1493-1509 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effect of the LifeSpan suicide prevention model on self-harm and suicide in four communities in New South Wales, Australia: a stepped-wedge, cluster randomised controlled trial
Shand, F., Torok, M., Mackinnon, A., Burnett, A., Sharwood, L. N., Batterham, P. J., Calear, A. L., Qian, J., Zeritis, S., Sara, G., Page, A., Cutler, H., Maple, M., Draper, B., Mcgillivray, L., Phillips, M., Rheinberger, D., Zbukvic, I. & Christensen, H., 31 Mar 2025, In: BMJ mental health. 28, 1, p. 1-8 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Higher penalties, broader definitions, and national standards: Did harmonized Australian workplace health and safety laws reduce workers' compensation receipt?
Bilgrami, A., Cutler, H. & Sinha, K., Jan 2025, In: Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society. 64, 1, p. 77-102 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The cost-effectiveness of unilateral cochlear implantation in the Finnish health care
Dietz, A., Seil, E., Linder, P., Linnosmaa, I., Parkinson, B. & Cutler, H., 6 Jun 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology. 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The role of financial literacy when informal caregivers make complex financial decisions
Cutler, H., Bilgrami, A., Gu, M., Gu, Y. & Aghdaee, M., 2025, In: Applied Economics. 57, 13, p. 1453-1474 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Prizes
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2019 Macquarie Business School Impact Competition, Improving health and spending money wisely: evaluating medicines and vaccines for the Australian Government
Cutler, H. (Recipient), Parkinson, B. (Recipient) & Hoyle, M. (Recipient), 1 Jan 2020
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2022 Macquarie Business School Impact Competition, Improving Health and Spending Money Wisely: Evaluating Medical Tests, Devices, Procedures for the Australian Government
Hoyle, M. (Recipient), Cutler, H. (Recipient), Parkinson, B. (Recipient), Norman, A. (Recipient), Jeet, V. (Recipient), Seil, E. (Recipient), Sharma, R. (Recipient), Song, R. (Recipient), Ahumada Canale, A. (Recipient), Rana, R. (Recipient), Mumford, V. (Recipient) & Amin, J. (Recipient), 2022
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Highly Commended Finalists for Excellence in Research – Five Future-shaping Research Priorities (Healthy People)
Cutler, H. (Recipient), Bilgrami, A. (Recipient), Fooken, J. (Recipient), Norman, A. (Recipient), Aghdaee, M. (Recipient) & Rapport, F. (Recipient), 2025
Prize
Activities
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Government Funding, Capabilities, and Financial Transparency post July 1st: Where is there room for improvement?
Henry Cutler (Speaker)
Jun 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Getting more value from mental healthcare investment: Qualitative results
Henry Cutler (Speaker)
Jul 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Understanding stakeholder views on value based mental healthcare payment reform in a complex healthcare system. The Australian experience
Henry Cutler (Speaker)
May 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Variation in public hospital costs for children and young patients from priority populations
Henry Cutler (Speaker)
Jul 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Saving lives, saving money? The effect of a suicide prevention program on a healthcare system
Cutler, H. (Speaker)
Mar 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Press/Media
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Labor’s record health spend welcomed, but deeper reform and workforce focus are needed
11/05/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Albanese sold his big health promise to the people.The fi ght isn’t over yet
11/05/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Safe seat syndrome? Why some hospitals get upgrades and others miss out
16/04/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Budget delivers cheaper medicines and more bulk billing but leaves out long-term health reform
26/03/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
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Impacts
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Australian technology detecting hearing loss in children
Mutowo, M. (Participant), Cutler, H. (Participant), Parkinson, B. (Participant), Song, R. (Participant), Bowman, R. (Participant), Dillon, H. (Participant) & Mee, C. (Participant)
Impact: Policy impacts, Quality of life impacts, Society impacts
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Enhancing care and support for older Australians living in the community with cognitive impairment
Bilgrami, A. (Participant), Aghdaee, M. (Participant), Gu, Y. (Participant) & Cutler, H. (Participant)
Impact: Health impacts, Economy impacts, Policy impacts
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Enhancing medicine scheduling decisions through economics
Parkinson, B. (Participant), Cutler, H. (Participant), Mutowo, M. (Participant), Gauld, N. (Participant), Mumford, V. (Participant) & Haywood, P. (Participant)
Impact: Policy impacts, Economy impacts, Quality of life impacts
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Getting more value from mental healthcare funding and investment
Cutler, H. (Participant), Fooken, J. (Participant), Bilgrami, A. (Participant), Norman, A. (Participant), Aghdaee, M. (Participant) & Rapport, F. (Participant)
Impact: Health impacts, Economy impacts, Society impacts
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Improving health and spending money wisely: evaluating medical tests, devices, procedures for the Australian Government
Hoyle, M. (Participant), Cutler, H. (Participant), Parkinson, B. (Participant), Norman, A. (Participant), Jeet, V. (Participant), Seil, E. (Participant), Sharma, R. (Participant), Song, R. (Participant), Ahumada Canale, A. (Participant), Rana, R. (Participant), Mumford, V. (Participant) & Amin, J. (Participant)
Impact: Health impacts, Economy impacts, Policy impacts