Weeks, William B.; Paraponaris, Alain; Ventelou, Bruno - In: Health Policy 118 (2014) 2, pp. 215-221
Geographic variation in use of elective surgeries has been widely studied in the US, where over-utilization is incentivized. We wanted to explore recent trends in the geographic variation of common surgical procedures in France – where a global budget, centralized planning process, and...