Ability and Willingness to Pay for Healthcare

Author: Azimatun Noor Aizuddin, Syed Mohamed Aljunid & Saperi Sulong
Publisher: UKM Press
ISBN: 9789672515593
Weight: 
Pages: 235
Year: 2021
Price: RM40

Health is an intrinsic human right hence the relationship between healthcare and finance is a sensitive subject. However, as healthcare costs increase healthcare financing has been addressed because it is also a central input to poverty reduction and the socioeconomic development of a country. The main problem in many countries is containing the healthcare cost. As Malaysia's health services cost is currently being borne by the government. Malaysia needs a national health financing scheme to contain the healthcare cost and ensure its sustainability. The purpose of this book is to give an idea and possible solution in assessing the ability and willingness to pay for health services among individuals and identify the individuals who are able and willing to share healthcare economic burden and what approaches in implementing the health financing scheme. There were few socio-demography, socio-economic, and health utilization factors that have a relationship with the ability to pay willingness to pay for health services and willingness to pay for National Health Financing Scheme. This information supports the policy maker's plan for developing the National Health Financing Scheme for Malaysia in the near future.