Published in:
The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 33 (2018) 4
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1002/hpm.2572
ISSN:
0749-6753;
1099-1751
Origination:
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Description:
SummaryWe study the factors that influence willingness to pay to improve public health care in 29 post‐communist countries, Eastern and Southern Europe, and Eurasia using 2 up‐to‐date cross‐sectional surveys conducted in 2010 and 2016 (N = 34 768). Three hypotheses received full degree of support through empirical analysis: increase in satisfaction with health care, university education, and higher level of wealth positively associated with willingness to pay in all regions. In comparison, having a higher level social trust and adhering to left‐leaning ideological position strengthens support for public health care in Southern Europe and Eurasia only, while having a higher level of institutional trust strengthens support for public health care in Eastern Europe and Eurasia only.