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Willingness to pay for public health care: A comparison of two approaches

Lookup NU author(s): Professor Cam Donaldson, Dr Philip Shackley

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Abstract

When applying willingness-to-pay (WTP) in economic evaluations, there have been strong theoretical arguments for the use of ex ante insurance-based questions, which can be framed either as insurance premiums or taxation contributions. This paper suggests theoretical reasons why respondents may value a programme differently in these two different ex ante approaches, and inquires empirically into the potential existence of such differences. A split-sample interview study was undertaken in Denmark. The proportion of respondents willing to pay is higher in the community version, and the respondents use different reasons for being and not being willing to pay. © 2004 Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd.

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Author(s): Olsen JA, Kidholm K, Donaldson C, Shackley P

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Health Policy

Year: 2004

Volume: 70

Issue: 2

Pages: 217-228

Print publication date: 01/11/2004

ISSN (print): 0168-8510

ISSN (electronic): 1872-6054

Publisher: Elsevier

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2004.03.005

DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2004.03.005

PubMed id: 15364151

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