Should Commercial Diagnostic Testing Be Stimulated or Discouraged? Analyzing Willingness-to-Pay and Market Externalities of Three Commercial Diagnostic Tests in The Netherlands
Niek Stadhouders,
Ella van Vliet,
Anne E.M. Brabers
et al.
Abstract:Introduction
Consumers may purchase commercial diagnostic tests (CDT) without prior doctor consultation. This paper analyzes three CDT markets—commercial cholesterol tests (CCT), direct-to-consumer genetic health tests (DGT) and total body scans (TBS)—in the context of the universal, collectively financed health care system of the Netherlands.
Methods
An online willingness-to-pay (WTP) questionnaire was sent to a representative sample of 1500 Dutch consumers. Using cont… Show more
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