Nope, most doctors in universal health care economies receive some kind of kickback for operations.
They thus needlessly assign operations in order to get paid more.
I once broke my collar bone in Japan, and the doctor insisted I get surgery to rectify it. I asked for a sling or brace and the doctor refused to give me one. It’s the difference in him making 0 yen compared to 500,000 for the surgery.
I wonder if there is something about socialized medicine payments at work here.
Perhaps doctors recognized they get those kickbacks automatically in the system if they do an procedure
labeled “emergency.”