The Analysis of Ability and Willingness to Pay of Inpatients in Kapal Badung Hospital
Abstrak: The Kapal Badung
district hospital has become a class C hospital with a status as district
public service body since late 2010. The
hospital revenue had increased during year 2009 to 2011, yet the hospital is
still subsidized by the government. Therefore, in its development, the hospital
is expected to be able to do tariffs improvement, which is influenced by
ability and willingness to pay for health care. The aim of this research is to
measure the ability and willingness to pay of inpatient services in the Kapal
Badung Hospital.
This research was descriptive which describes ability and willingness to
pay of inpatients in the Kapal Badung Hospital. The design employed in this
research was cross-sectional in which the measurement was conducted at a point
in time. The number of sample in this research was 261 persons.
The average of third class patients’ willingness to pay was Rp. 279.985;
second class was Rp. 297.995; first class was Rp. 443.557, and VIP class was
Rp. 950.796. Meanwhile, the ability to pay of the third class patients was Rp.
22.777; second class was Rp. 42.500; first class was Rp. 42.500, and VIP class
was Rp. 241.667.
Generally, the ability to pay of the first, second, third and VIP classes
were higher than the prevailing tariffs. Community’s willingness to pay for
in-patient services in the Kapal Badung Hospital for the second, third and VIP
classes were lower than tariffs, nevertheless the willingness to pay of the
first class patients was higher than the prevailing tariff.
Penulis: Putu Linda Astrini
Waty
Kode Jurnal: jpkesmasdd130236
