The willingness to pay for wait reduction: The disutility of queues for cataract surgery in Canada, Denmark, and Spain

David M. Bishai; Hui Chu Lang

doi:10.1016/S0167-6296(99)00024-7

The willingness to pay for wait reduction: The disutility of queues for cataract surgery in Canada, Denmark, and Spain

David M. Bishai, Hui Chu Lang

School of Medicine

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Abstract

We estimate demand curves for a one month reduction in waiting time for cataract surgery based on survey data collected in 1992 in Manitoba, Barcelona, and Denmark. Patients answered, 'Would you be willing to pay {Bid, B} to reduce your waiting time for cataract surgery to less than one month?' Controlling for SES and visual status, Barcelonan patients have greater WTP for shortened waiting time than the Danes and Manitobans. We estimate the value (in 1992 $) of lost consumer surplus due to the cataract surgery queue at $128 per patient in Manitoba, $160 in Denmark, and $243 in Barcelona. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	219-230
Number of pages	12
Journal	Journal of health economics
Volume	19
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0167-6296(99)00024-7
State	Published - Mar 2000

Keywords

Canada
Cataracts
Contingent valuation
Denmark
Queues
Spain
Willingness to pay

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Health Policy
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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