title: [Cost-benefit evaluation of medical rehabilitation by social security pensions and effects of the growth and occupational rehabilitation regulation (WFG)].
abstract: The retirement insurers, within the scope of their responsibility for health care, have already adopted the standard that calls for quality control, cost-efficiency, and outcome-focusing. For a start, the BfA (Federal Insurance Agency for Salaried Employees) has compiled a pilot evaluation presented here, based solely on its own costs and returns on costs. This evaluation demonstrates that rehabilitation "pays off". With regard to the WFG, this means that cost-saving in rehabilitation generates significant cost increases through loss of premium payments and necessary early-retirement outlays. The analysis presented shows that future investment in rehabilitation is required to ensure positive returns for the RV.
authors.affiliation: Bundesversicherungsanstalt für Angestellte Abteilung Rehabilitation, Berlin.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hansmeier
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Müller-Fahrnow
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Klosterhuis
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Spyra
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000639:trends; D005544:Forecasting; D005858:Germany; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational / Q000191:economics*; D012943:Social Security / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*
vernacular_title: Kosten-Nutzen-Bewertung der medizinischen Rehabilitation der Rentenversicherung (RV) und die Auswirkungen des Wachstums- und Beschäftigungsförderungsgesetzes (WFG).