08.07.2026

In July 2026, M-CHEP members and affiliates came together for a summer event to review key achievements from the past year and discuss current challenges, future priorities, and strategic plans. The event featured updates from the working groups and concluded with an enjoyable summer evening of networking and informal exchange.

01.07.2026

We welcome Andreas Beivers as a new member of M-CHEP! He is professor of Economics and Health Economics at Fresenius University of Applied Sciences in Munich. His research focuses on hospital markets, regional healthcare delivery, provider payment and incentive systems, and healthcare system governance. We look forward to the exchange and collaboration!

20.03.2026

The launch of M-CHEP was a clear success, with more than 170 guests attending the event. Two keynote speakers provided insightful perspectives on developments in their respective countries. The panel discussion brought together representatives from different sectors and enabled a constructive exchange of views. A highlight of the event was the opening address by Bavarian Health Minister Judith Gerlach. The strong participation and discussions marked a promising start for M-CHEP.

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01.03.2026

We are delighted to welcome Tim Büthe, Professor of International Relations at the TUM School of Social Sciences and Technology, to M-CHEP.

His research focuses on health policy, the political economy of health and medicine, and the role of technology, patients, and healthcare professionals in healthcare systems. We look forward to the exchange and collaboration!

09.-10.03.2026

Many members of M-CHEP attended the annual conference of the German Society for Health Economics (DGGÖ) in Wuppertal on March 9–10. The event provided a great opportunity to exchange ideas, discuss current research, and connect with colleagues from across the field. We especially enjoyed the inspiring presentations and the chance to build new professional contacts.

11.-12.10.2025

The M-CHEP Professors Janina Steinert and Nikkil Sudharsanan hosted the Early Career and Annual Workshop of the Health and Development Cooperation Working Group for the German Association of Health Economics (DGGÖ). The events fostered exchange and collaboration among researchers working at the intersection of global health, development, and economics.

12.09.2025

Three members from the Munich Center for Health Economics and Policy (M-CHEP) – Prof. Leonie Sundmacher, Prof. Michael Laxy, and Prof. Amelie Wuppermann – have been appointed by Federal Minister of Health Nina Warken to the newly established FinanzKommission Gesundheit. The commission will develop measures to ensure the long-term stabilization of contribution rates in the Statutory Health Insurance (GKV).

17.09.2025

The M-CHEP Expert Committee held its first meeting at the Olympiapark-Campus of TUM — an inspiring exchange that laid the groundwork for M-CHEP’s potential future development. Participants were T. Lemke (Sana Kliniken), U. Marschall (Barmer), C. Pfeiffer (KVB), R. Gerlach (KVB), D. Scheller-Kreinsen (AOK WiDo), I. Stippler (AOK Bayern)

19.-23.07.2025

Researchers from three M-CHEP chairs — Health Economics, Global Health, and Behavioral Economics for Disease Prevention and Health Care — presented their work at the International Health Economics Association (iHEA) Congress in Bali, Indonesia, contributing to global discussions on key topics in health economics.

02.07.2025

The first M-CHEP Day was a great success. With around 40 participants from various disciplines, the event fostered networking and collaboration within the M-CHEP community and beyond.

01.07.2025

In this M-CHEP Policy Brief, Marie Coors and Leonie Sundmacher explore whether optimized care or just another band-aid for a fragmented healthcare system best describes the future of transitional care workers.

09.04.2025

Mehlika Toy (Erasmus University Rotterdamt, HTA) presented her research A Decision Analytic Approach to Evaluating Cost-Effective Strategies for Eliminating Hepatitis B Virus Infection in the M-CHEP research seminar.

01.04.2025

We welcome Prof. Amelie Wuppermann as a new member of M-CHEP! Prof. Wuppermann has held the Chair of Economics III - Public Finance at the University of Bayreuth since 01.04.2025. With her research in the field of health economics, she aims to improve the healthcare system and make it financially sustainable.

26.02.2025

Alexander Ahammer (Johannes Kepler University Linz) presented his research on The Labor and Health Economics of Breast Cancer in the M-CHEP Research Seminar.

20.01.2025

As start of a closer collaboration between M-CHEP and the TUM School of Management, Rainer Kolisch joins and the center and together with Andreas Schmid from University of Bayreuth occupies the new focus area of Health Care Management.

20.01.2025

In addtion to the four research areas Design of Health Care Systems, Health Services Research, Economics of Population Health, and Global Health, Health Care Management builds the fifth focus area of M-CHEP.

16.12.2024

We welcome our newest members Prof. Andreas Landmann (Developement Economics) and Prof. Simon Reif (Economics of Health Care Markets) to M-CHEP! Both are professors at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg.

14.11.2024

In the first M-CHEP Policy Brief, Karl Emmert-Fees and Michael Laxy summarise their work on the economic and health effects of a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages in Germany.

06.11.2024

Mahesh Karra (Boston University) presented his research on User-Centered Approaches to Contraceptive Counseling: Experimental Evidence from Urban Malawi in the M-CHEP Research Seminar.

11.09.2024

Carlos Riumallo Herl kicked off the M-CHEP Research Seminar series with his talk about Tailoring incentives for prevention: A field experiment in El Salvador.

01.07.2024

A total of 16 researchers affiliated with M-CHEP presented and discussed health economic and health policy research at the EuHEA conference, the largest Health Economics conference in Europe.

22.03.2024

A first meeting of the involved researchers took place at the Olympiapark-Campus of the TUM to discuss the first steps of creating the Munich Center for Health Economics & Policy.

We warmly congratulate Janina Steinert and Michael Laxy on receiving prestigious ERC grants from the European Research Council in 2023 and 2024, respectively. Their outstanding achievements not only reflect the excellence of their individual research but also strengthen the visibility and impact of the M-CHEP community.