The economics of nurse home visiting: what we knew, what we've learned, and what happens next?
Nurse Home Visiting to mothers and their infants in the first 1000 days of life (conception to 2 years) can improve short- and longer-term outcomes and redress inequities, but comes at a substantial cost to providers that makes many decision-makers question the value-for-money of rolling out these programs.
In this seminar, we summarise the evidence to date on the costs and cost-effectiveness of Nurse Home Visiting and present new findings from an Australian RCT that has followed mothers and children in Victoria and Tasmania up to child age 5 years.
Upfront costs are substantial and not recouped by any short-term savings in government service use or employment revenue. At the same time, Nurse Home Visiting in an Australian context improves health and wellbeing in families experiencing adversity and these benefits persist – suggesting that long-term benefits could easily outweigh costs.
After 10 years collaboration, we reflect on the use and usefulness of economic evaluation in child health, using findings from the right@home Nurse Home Visiting program.
Speaker Profile
Lisa Gold, Professor and Shalika Bohingamu Mudiyanselage, Research Fellow, Deakin University
Professor Lisa Gold (pictured) and Ms Shalika Bohingamu Mudiyanselage are part of Deakin Health Economics, where Lisa leads research in the economics of maternal and child health and Shalika is completing a PhD in the association of maternal health with child health outcomes and costs, alongside a full-time role researching the economics of chronic health care.
Weekly seminar series
As part of our Centre's vibrant research culture, we host a weekly seminar series. Visiting and invited researchers present current research relating to the economics of health and wellbeing, and the healthcare sector. Visitors are welcome to join these sessions where discussion and debate is encouraged.
For further information on our seminar series, please contact shannon.stanwell@monash.edu
Event Details
- Date:
- 24 May 2023 at 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
- Venue:
- In-person at Caulfield campus, Building H, Level 9, Room H9.21
- Categories:
- CHE Seminar; Health Economics
Description
Nurse Home Visiting to mothers and their infants in the first 1000 days of life (conception to 2 years) can improve short- and longer-term outcomes and redress inequities, but comes at a substantial cost to providers that makes many decision-makers question the value-for-money of rolling out these programs.
In this seminar, we summarise the evidence to date on the costs and cost-effectiveness of Nurse Home Visiting and present new findings from an Australian RCT that has followed mothers and children in Victoria and Tasmania up to child age 5 years.
Upfront costs are substantial and not recouped by any short-term savings in government service use or employment revenue. At the same time, Nurse Home Visiting in an Australian context improves health and wellbeing in families experiencing adversity and these benefits persist – suggesting that long-term benefits could easily outweigh costs.
After 10 years collaboration, we reflect on the use and usefulness of economic evaluation in child health, using findings from the right@home Nurse Home Visiting program.
Speaker Profile
Lisa Gold, Professor and Shalika Bohingamu Mudiyanselage, Research Fellow, Deakin University
Professor Lisa Gold (pictured) and Ms Shalika Bohingamu Mudiyanselage are part of Deakin Health Economics, where Lisa leads research in the economics of maternal and child health and Shalika is completing a PhD in the association of maternal health with child health outcomes and costs, alongside a full-time role researching the economics of chronic health care.
Weekly seminar series
As part of our Centre's vibrant research culture, we host a weekly seminar series. Visiting and invited researchers present current research relating to the economics of health and wellbeing, and the healthcare sector. Visitors are welcome to join these sessions where discussion and debate is encouraged.
For further information on our seminar series, please contact shannon.stanwell@monash.edu