2012
DOI: 10.1556/socec.34.2012.2.7
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Preferences of Hungarian consumers for quality, access and price attributes of health care services — result of a discrete choice experiment

Abstract: In 2010, a household survey was carried out in Hungary among 1037 respondents to study consumer preferences and willingness to pay for health care services. In this paper, we use the data from the discrete choice experiments included in the survey, to elicit the preferences of health care consumers about the choice of health care providers. Regression analysis is used to estimate the effect of the improvement of service attributes (quality, access, and price) on patients' choice, as well as the 1 The study is… Show more

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“…All findings related to the ranking of waiting and traveling time (access‐related attributes) confirm that these attributes are less important for the respondents than the quality‐related attributes. A lower importance of access compared with quality is reported in several studies conducted inside and outside Bulgaria (e.g., Zafirova and Kehaiova, ; Pavlova et al ., ; Baji et al ., ; Bergrath et al ., ). This confirms that individuals are not against traveling and waiting if they receive better quality services.…”
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confidence: 98%
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“…All findings related to the ranking of waiting and traveling time (access‐related attributes) confirm that these attributes are less important for the respondents than the quality‐related attributes. A lower importance of access compared with quality is reported in several studies conducted inside and outside Bulgaria (e.g., Zafirova and Kehaiova, ; Pavlova et al ., ; Baji et al ., ; Bergrath et al ., ). This confirms that individuals are not against traveling and waiting if they receive better quality services.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…Thus, providers' proficiency and specialized care remain highly valued by Bulgarian healthcare consumers. This is similar to other Central and Eastern European countries (Baji et al ., ; Danyliv et al ., ). The enhancement of these attributes should be a priority in Bulgarian health policy strategies.…”
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“…This is a fundamental issue that needs to be addressed for a successful health care reform (Gaál and al. 2011;Baji and al. 2012).…”
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