70 research outputs found
The Quality of Life of Palestinians under a Chronic Political Conflict: Assessment and Determinants
No full textA stated preference approach to assessing health care-quality improvements in Palestine: from theoretical validity to policy implications
No full textUser fees have been promoted as a potential complementary funding mechanism for health care in developing countries. In this paper, we appraise the use of contingent valuation (CV) as a tool to help develop user fees schemes that could be used to assist in allocating, and partially fund, health care. A random sample of 499 patients seeking care in primary health care centers, in Palestine, were asked to reveal their willingness to pay values for specified improvements in the quality of delivered medical care. Empirical analysis suggests that, in this context, CV can lead to internally consistent results and useful policy implication
The quality of life of Palestinians living in chronic conflict: assessment and determinants
No full textQuality of Life, WHOQoL-Bref, Conflict, Determinants, Occupied Palestinian Territory, I10, I18,
Public policies to enhance private-sector investment and competitiveness in tertiary health care in the occupied Palestinian Territory : executive summary [Arabic language]
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Impoverishment and patients' willingness and ability to pay for improving the quality of health care in Palestine : an assessment using the contingent valuation method
No full textDecision-Making Tools for Informed Decisions by Health Policymakers and Managers
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Decision-Making Tools for Informed Decisions by Health Policymakers and Managers
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Demand assessment and price-elasticity estimation of quality-improved primary health care in palestine: a contribution from the contingent valuation method
No full textThis paper proposes a new methodology to assess demand and price-elasticity for health care, based on patients' stated willingness to pay (WTP) values for certain aspects of health care quality improvements. A conceptual analysis of how respondents consider contingent valuation (CV) questions allowed us to specify a probability density function of stated WTP values, and consequently, to model a demand function for quality-improved health care, using a parametric survival approach. The model was empirically estimated using a CV study intended to assess patients' values for improving the quality of primary health care (PHC) services in Palestine. A random sample of 499 individuals was interviewed following medical consultation in four PHC centers. Quality was assessed using a multi-attribute approach; and respondents valued seven specific quality improvements using a decomposed valuation scenario and a payment card elicitation technique. Our results suggest an inelastic demand at low user fees levels, and when the price-increase is accompanied with substantial quality-improvements. Nevertheless, demand becomes more and more elastic if user fees continue to rise. On the other hand, patients' reactions to price-increase turn out to depend on their level of income. Our results can be used to design successful health care financing strategies that include a consideration of patients' preferences and financial capacities. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Catastrophic healthcare payments and impoverishment in the occupied Palestinian territory
No full textFinancial protection from the risks of ill health has globally recognized importance as a principal performance goal of any health system. This type of financial protection involves minimizing catastrophic payments for healthcare and their associated impoverishing effects. Realization of this performance goal is heavily influenced by factors related to the overall policy environment and sociopolitical context in each country.</p
Health System Financing and Resource Allocation in Humanitarian Settings:Toward a Collaborative Policy Research Agenda in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
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