Institutions, culture, and chronically ill patients ’ willingness to pay for medical treatment: a meta-regression analysis

ConclusionThis paper presents a comprehensive synthesis of estimates of chronically ill patients ’ WTP for medical treatment and identifies the key factors determining WTP through a meta-regression analysis. The main finding is that economic and political institutions, cultural traits, the types of disease, socio-economic characteristics, and valuation methods all influence WTP estimates.
Source: Journal of Public Health - Category: Health Management Source Type: research