title: Cross-border care. Travellers' checks.
abstract: Interest in the costs of non-emergency operations in different countries is likely to growas movement increases between European Union countries. There are huge variations in the cost to the state of the same operation in different countries. These may influence where services are purchased in the future.
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Birmingham Trust.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wakeley
mesh_terms: D002391:Catchment Area, Health / Q000191:economics*; D005062:European Union; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage; D013222:State Medicine / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014195:Travel; D006113:United Kingdom