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Valuation of the Benefits of Risk-free Blood: Willingness to Pay for Hemoglobin Solutions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Steven R. Eastaugh
Steven R. Eastaugh
Affiliation:
George Washington University
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Abstract

The dream of artificial blood has existed since the 1960s. Disease-free hemoglobin solutions will be commercially available in 1991. A willingness-to-pay (WTP) survey was undertaken to assess the tangible and intangible benefits to the public from this new product. The positive results suggest that third-party payers should cover this benefit and assist the diffusion of this new technology. From the perspective of industrial marketing, results suggest that there will be little consumer price resistance for hemoglobin solutions within the suggested price range of $225–300 per unit. Management implications of this new product are discussed.

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General Essays
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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 7 , Issue 1 , Winter 1991 , pp. 51 - 58
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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