Willingness to Pay for Employment-Based Health Insurance: A Study among Government Employees in Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia

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چکیده

Currently, government employees in Saudi Arabia receive free healthcare services from the public system. Moreover, health are provided to private-sector through mandatory cooperative insurance of employer. In future, plans introduce employment-based for those working sector. this research, willingness sector pay has been examined. We interviewed 1230 participants Qassim region using an auto-administration online questionnaire February 3rd 28th, 2022. Altogether, 49.6% reported that they would be willing (WTP) insurance, with a mean monthly contribution SAR 166.47 (US$.44.4) per family. findings research revealed participants' is impacted by number socioeconomic factors including age, gender, household size, prevalence chronic diseases family, possession private policies, and satisfaction (p<0.05). The can serve help policymakers develop initiatives acceptable premiums.

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Universal journal of public health

سال: 2022

ISSN: ['2331-8880', '2331-8945']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13189/ujph.2022.100413