Title of article :
Valuing the benefits of publicly-provided health care: does ‘ability to pay’ preclude the use of ‘willingness to pay’?
Author/Authors :
Cam Donaldson، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
دوهفته نامه با شماره پیاپی سال 1999
Pages :
13
From page :
551
To page :
563
Abstract :
The case against the use of willingness to pay (WTP) methods to value the benefits of publicly-provided health care is often made on the basis that WTP is associated with ability to pay. In this paper, it is demonstrated that this argument is not so straightforward, depending on two criteria: (a) the association of peopleʹs preferences with ability to pay and (b) the disparities of WTP for given options within categories of ability to pay. A method of dealing with ability to pay, based on these criteria, is proposed and illustrated through the use of data from a case study.
Keywords :
Economic evaluation , Measuring bene®ts , Willingness to pay , utility , Distribution of income
Journal title :
Social Science and Medicine
Serial Year :
1999
Journal title :
Social Science and Medicine
Record number :
600148
Link To Document :
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