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Table 3 Predicted total utility by stakeholder group, before and after proposed payment reform

From: How to reform western care payment systems according to physicians, policy makers, healthcare executives and researchers: a discrete choice experiment

Geographical area

Stakeholder group

Total utility of status quo

Total utility after proposed payment reform

Relative difference*

Canada

Physician

0.61

0.48

−0.21

Policy maker

−0.04

0.82

21.50

Healthcare executive

0.37

0.48

0.30

Researcher

0.42

1.18

1.81

Oceania

Physician

1.57

1.18

−0.25

Policy maker

0.92

1.52

0.65

Healthcare executive

1.33

1.18

−0.11

Researcher

1.38

1.88

0.36

Eastern Europe

Physician

0.22

1.40

5.36

Policy maker

−0.43

1.74

4.05

Healthcare executive

−0.02

1.40

70.00

Researcher

0.03

2.10

69.00

Western Europe

Physician

0.96

0.80

−0.17

Policy maker

0.31

1.14

2.68

Healthcare executive

0.72

0.80

0.11

Researcher

0.77

1.50

0.95

United States

Physician

1.00

1.23

0.23

Policy maker

0.35

1.57

3.49

Healthcare executive

0.76

1.23

0.62

Researcher

0.81

1.93

1.38

  1. *Relative difference is the difference between the total utility after proposed payment reform and the total utility of the status quo, expressed relatively to the total utility of the status quo.