Degree of regional variation and effects of health insurance-related factors on the utilization of 24 diverse healthcare services - a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Wenjia Wei (Author), Agne Ulyte (Author), Oliver Gruebner (Author), Viktor von Wyl (Author), Holger Dressel (Author), Beat Brüngger (Author), Eva Blozik (Author), Caroline Bähler (Author), Julia Braun (Author), Matthias Schwenkglenks (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Regional variation in healthcare utilization could reflect unequal access to care, which may lead to detrimental consequences to quality of care and costs. The aims of this study were to a) describe the degree of regional variation in utilization of 24 diverse healthcare services...