Valuing health services using benefit transfer: Cross-subsidization of cataract surgeries in Ethiopia

Catherine Chambers (), Paul Chambers () and John Whitehead
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Catherine Chambers: University of Central Missouri
Paul Chambers: University of Central Missouri

Economics Bulletin, 2022, vol. 42, issue 4, 1742 - 1754

Abstract: The employment of manual small incision cataract surgeries has dramatically increased the number of surgeries. However, poverty and the associated lack of access have resulted in a persistent underprovision of cataract surgeries in Ethiopia. Cross-subsidization has the potential as a self-sustaining mechanism to increase service uptake of cataract surgeries. To measure the feasibility of cross-subsidization of cataract surgeries in Ethiopia, we use benefit transfer analysis to find the estimated mean cross-subsidization margins ranging from $10 to $37 per surgery.

Keywords: Cataract; MSICS; Ethiopia; Benefit-Cost Analysis; Cross-Subsidization; Monte Carlo Simulations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I1 I3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022-12-30
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