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Xinyang Hua

Dr. Xinyang Hua, a researcher in health economics at the NPEU, has been nominated as a finalist for the 2020 Victorian Premier’s Awards for Health and Medical Research in recognition of her exceptional contribution to Health Service Research during her PhD study in Victoria, Australia.

Xinyang’s research is themed around health economics and chronic disease. Her six PhD studies have filled important evidence based gaps in health service research and have had an international focus. The study on expenditure and prices of antihyperglycemic medications in the US was published in JAMA.  

The award ceremony will take place in Melbourne on 23 March 2020.

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