Influence of previous experience and socioeconomic characteristics on willingness to pay for physiotherapy in Poland

Justyna Proniewicz

doi:10.5604/01.3001.0015.7798

Justyna Proniewicz SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Collegium of Economic Analysis, Institute of Econometrics, Department of Support and Decision Analysis, ul. Madalińskiego 6/8, 02-513 Warszawa ORCID:https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6241-7341 Przegląd Statystyczny. Statistical Review, vol. 68, 2021, 4, pages: 21-44 Published online: 30 March 2022 DOI 10.5604/01.3001.0015.7798 Citation: Proniewicz, J. (2021). Influence of previous experience and socioeconomic characteristics on willingness to pay for physiotherapy in Poland. Przegląd Statystyczny. Statistical Review, 68(4), 21-44. https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0015.7798.

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ABSTRACT

The healthcare system in many countries is characterised by the co-existence of public and private medical services. Patients’ decisions regarding the purchase of private health services are made taking into account the trade-off between the price of a treatment and its quality and the waiting time. The aim of this study is to find out which factors impact the willingness to pay for health insurance or the willingness to pay for medical treatment. The study demonstrates that besides socio-demographic characteristics, some negative experiences (e.g. unavailable treatments, long waiting times, long journeys involved) and the experience of already having paid for treatments impact the willingness to pay. The results suggest that negative experiences are likely to cause a change in patients’ habits.

KEYWORDS

willingness to pay, preferences, rehabilitation, health care financing, public health insurance

JEL

D12, D91, I11, I13

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