Journal article
Willingness to Pay and the Valuation of Programmes for the Prevention and Control of Influenza
Abstract
In this paper, we consider the role of willingness to pay (WTP) as a method for measuring the impact of healthcare programmes on population well-being. Alternative methods of outcome valuation, such as quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs), measure values through individuals’ willingness to trade off a particular commodity, future life. Moreover, the method of valuation fails to incorporate several dimensions of benefit relevant to measuring …
Authors
Birch S; Gafni A; O’Brien B
Journal
PharmacoEconomics, Vol. 16, No. Suppl 1, pp. 55–61
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
11 1999
DOI
10.2165/00019053-199916001-00008
ISSN
1170-7690