Patient willingness to contribute to the cost of novel implants in total joint arthroplasty: the Canadian experience | Zendy

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Patient willingness to contribute to the cost of novel implants in total joint arthroplasty: the Canadian experience

Author(s) -

Ariel Fuhrmann,

Ron Batash,

Ran Schwarzkopf,

David Backstein

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

canadian journal of surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.609

H-Index - 64

eISSN - 1488-2310

pISSN - 0008-428X

DOI - 10.1503/cjs.007118

Subject(s) - medicine , implant , copayment , willingness to pay , arthroplasty , joint arthroplasty , joint replacement , indirect costs , health care , longevity , physical therapy , surgery , health insurance , gerontology , business , accounting , economics , microeconomics , economic growth

In Canada, health care is covered by provincial health insurance programs; patients do not directly participate in paying for their acute care expenses. The aim of this study is to assess the willingness of Canadian patients to contribute to the costs of novel total joint arthroplasty implants.

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