Willingness and ability of Bulgarian consumers to pay for improved public health care services |
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| Authors: | Milena Pavlova Wim Groot Godefridus Van Merode |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Health Organization , Policy and Economics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Maastricht , PO BOX 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands;2. Department of Health Organization , Policy and Economics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Maastricht , PO BOX 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands;3. Department of Economics , ‘Scholar’?Research Centre for Education and Labour Market, University of Amsterdam , Amsterdam, the Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | An application of the contingent valuation method to the willingness and ability of Bulgarian consumers to pay for public health care services is presented. The study uses data from a household survey conducted in May–June 2000. The willingness and ability to pay for outpatient, inpatient and dental services is investigated. A combination of interval checklist and open-ended questions are used to elicit the willingness-to-pay amounts. The impact of the sociodemographic characteristics on the responses is examined by a generalized Tobit regression. Based on the regression equation, the welfare effects of various fee levels are simulated. |
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