Patient willingness to contribute to the cost of novel implants in total joint arthroplasty: the Canadian experience
Conclusion: This study demonstrated that up to 62% of our sample of patients in Ontario were willing to share the costs of a novel total joint replacement implant. Willingness to pay was associated with the proposed benefits of the implant and certain patient characteristics. Our study shows that a high proportion of Canadian patients may be willing to copay to have access to new technologies.
PMID: 31550090 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Canadian Journal of Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Fuhrmann A, Batash R, Schwarzkopf R, Backstein D Tags: Can J Surg Source Type: research
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