Research

Research &
Inquiry

PhD Candidate · College of Integrative Studies · Singapore Management University

My research examines how healthcare financing, affordability, household constraints, and policy design shape access to care, equity, and lived wellbeing in Singapore and the Asia-Pacific region.

Areas of Inquiry
Healthcare Affordability & AccessHealth Policy & FinancingHealth Economics & Outcomes ResearchHousehold Decision-MakingHealth EquityQuality of Life & Patient-Centered OutcomesQuantitative & Mixed-Method ResearchEvidence Synthesis & Policy AnalysisSingapore & Ageing Asia-Pacific Health Systems
Current / Featured ResearchView conference research
2026ISPOR Asia Pacific Summit 2026 Research Abstract

Hidden Trade-Offs in Healthcare Affordability: How Financing Rules Shape Resource Allocation Among Sandwiched Households in Singapore

How do subsidy eligibility, means-testing, co-payments, compulsory savings, insurance coverage, and family-based payment assumptions shape treatment decisions and household resource allocation among sandwiched households in Singapore?

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Methods / Approach
  • — Conceptual framework development
  • — Health policy analysis
  • — Health economics reasoning
  • — Interdisciplinary policy analysis
Key Contribution

Develops a household-level framework showing healthcare affordability is not only a system-level financing outcome but also a household-level allocation process — surfacing trade-offs hidden by conventional system-level measures.

Research Themes
Healthcare AffordabilityReimbursement & Access PolicyHealth Disparities & EquityInsurance & Healthcare FinancingHousehold Decision-Making
Conference / Status

ISPOR Asia Pacific Summit 2026

2026ISPOR Asia Pacific Summit 2026 Research Abstract

Distinguishing Cost of Living from Quality of Life: A Conceptual Framework Using Singapore as an Illustrative Case

Why should cost of living and quality of life not be treated as interchangeable concepts in health policy and outcomes research?

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2026Oral Presentation · ISUF 2026Oral Presentation

Social-Spatial Exclusion in Urban Welfare System: The Case of Singapore's Middle Income Population

How do urban form, welfare structures, and socioeconomic positioning create forms of social-spatial exclusion that may be overlooked by conventional welfare classifications?

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Other Research
2024Working Paper

Auctioning Mobility: COE, Car Ownership and Urban Inequality in Singapore

Does Singapore's Certificate of Entitlement system create structural inequalities in mobility access, and how do auction dynamics interact with household income and urban form?

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2023Working Paper

Multidisciplinary Outlook on Health Policy Utilisation

What conceptual frameworks best capture the multidimensional determinants of health policy uptake across different population segments?

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2023Working Paper

Political Stability, Public Health Policy Quality, and Innovation Capacity

Is there a cross-national relationship between political stability, the quality of public health policy, and national innovation capacity?

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