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Examining regional variation in health care spending in British Columbia, Canada

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  • Lavergne, Miriam Ruth
  • Barer, Morris
  • Law, Michael R.
  • Wong, Sabrina T.
  • Peterson, Sandra
  • McGrail, Kimberlyn

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Examining regional variation in health care spending may reveal opportunities for improved efficiency. Previous research has found that health care spending and service use vary substantially from place to place, and this is often not explained by differences in the health status of populations or by better outcomes in higher-spending regions, but rather by differences in intensity of service provision. Much of this research comes from the United States. Whether similar patterns are observed in other high-income countries is not clear.

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  • Lavergne, Miriam Ruth & Barer, Morris & Law, Michael R. & Wong, Sabrina T. & Peterson, Sandra & McGrail, Kimberlyn, 2016. "Examining regional variation in health care spending in British Columbia, Canada," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 120(7), pages 739-748.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:120:y:2016:i:7:p:739-748
    DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2016.04.007
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