Healthcare & Easier Offices for MBB?

If you are referring to the US - not really. There may be more of a discrepancy between certain countries, making some "easier" than others because of different processes although I doubt this is ever the intention. Overall in the US, however, everything is pretty standardized and talent is fairly consistent. The only time there might be a discrepancy in difficulty between offices in one country is if there is really high demand for new hires in a certain region and they have a severe lack for talent there, although they are likely not to lower the bar too greatly.

I'm not particularly educated on the second point but I would assume the geographic focus mirrors clients' locations somewhat. Big heathcare regions would be Boston, San Francisco, Chicago, and NYC if I'm not mistaken?

SF and Boston are usually the big Healthcare offices.

At Bain, office location is very important when you're applying but recruiters can easily see through when someone is trying to maximize their chances by applying to a "less competitive" office. So at some point, there's not much use in trying to game the system.

Agree with the posts above, all the MBB healthcare offices worth a damn (which ultimately are all of them) are tough. The alternative is starting at a lower firm, gaining experience and moving to MBB. Have you considered this route?

Re: differences between offices--I do think there still is varying levels of interest for various offices. At least at the MBA level, I know that the Southern offices (e.g. Atlanta, Dallas, Houston) have a hard time attracting talent from top schools and would turn to more regional targets. So if you're at a top 10 school, it might be easier to get an interview slot in those offices.

With that said, once you're in the interviewing phase, the assessment process is fairly standardized and hard to game.