Nikita
Khoo
PhD Candidate | Health Policy, Health Economics & Quantitative Research
College of Integrative Studies · Singapore Management University
I study how healthcare financing, affordability, household constraints, and policy design shape access to care and lived wellbeing. My work combines health policy, health economics, outcomes research, and quantitative methods, with a particular interest in Singapore and ageing Asia-Pacific health systems.
Healthcare Affordability & Access
How financing rules, subsidy structures, household resources, and caregiving responsibilities affect people's ability to access healthcare.
Health Economics & Outcomes Research
Applying economic and outcomes perspectives to understand affordability, quality of life, healthcare utilisation, and policy consequences.
Health Equity & Household Decision-Making
Understanding how policy rules interact with family responsibilities, financial constraints, and unequal capacity to absorb healthcare costs.
Quantitative & Policy Research
Statistical analysis, survey research, evidence synthesis, conceptual frameworks, and policy analysis for health and social research.
Hidden Trade-Offs in Healthcare Affordability
How financing rules shape resource allocation among sandwiched households in Singapore.
Explore research ISPOR Asia Pacific Summit 2026Distinguishing Cost of Living from Quality of Life
A conceptual framework using Singapore as an illustrative case.
Explore research ISUF 2026 · Oral PresentationSocial-Spatial Exclusion in Urban Welfare System
The case of Singapore's middle-income population.
Explore researchI am especially interested in connecting with researchers and practitioners working on:
- —Healthcare affordability and financial protection
- —Healthcare access and reimbursement policy
- —Health equity in Asian health systems
- —Patient-centered outcomes and quality of life
- —Household healthcare decision-making
- —Ageing populations and intergenerational caregiving
- —Real-world and quantitative health-policy research
- —Cross-disciplinary approaches to HEOR and public policy
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