PMID: 9447645Feb 3, 1998Paper

The tradeoff between price and quality of services in the Philippines

Social Science & Medicine
David R Hotchkiss

Abstract

This paper examines the tradeoff that consumers make between price and quality in the demand for health care. The analysis is based on data collected from both households and health care facilities in Cebu, Philippines. The availability of both types of data makes this one of only a handful of demand for health care studies that includes detailed information on both individual characteristics and facility attributes of all relevant alternatives. The developing country setting provides substantial variation in the type of facility chosen, ranging from home delivery aided only by friends and relatives at one extreme to modern private hospitals at the other end of the spectrum. The alternatives vary greatly in quality and price, making this an ideal context for examining the role of these variables in facility choice. The nested logit model specifications that are estimated contain price, travel time, and different combinations of quality measures, including the availability of medical supplies, practitioner training, service availability, facility size and crowdedness, and their interaction with individual characteristics. In addition, the sensitivity of the results to different choice-set definitions is analyzed. In particular, ...Continue Reading

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May 8, 2000·Social Science & Medicine·Y Celik, D R Hotchkiss
Jun 25, 2009·Health Economics·Philip H Brown, Caroline Theoharides
Apr 1, 2016·International Journal of Public Health·Lila C FlemingKathryn H Jacobsen
Aug 27, 2014·Trends in Cognitive Sciences·Giovanni PezzuloCyriel M A Pennartz
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Feb 24, 2001·The International Journal of Health Planning and Management·Y Celik
Sep 13, 2003·The International Journal of Health Planning and Management·Kehui LiuRainer Sauerborn
Jul 5, 2005·The International Journal of Health Planning and Management·David R HotchkissAli Mehryar Karim
Oct 1, 2008·Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research·Wen-Yi ChenYu-Hui Lin
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