| The Health Market |
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The health market expenditure surges steadily. Falling birth rates and higher life expectancy, coupled with an increase in chronic illnesses, have led to the health funds assuming fewer costs for treatment. Actual reforms in the public health legislation often implicate a dramatic intensifi cation of this trend, which means that the necessary use of innovative aids or promising therapies may become very difficult. In contrast to this case actual studies are giving objective evidence that the total health care costs could be reduced by billions with the usage of innovative medical technology. Within this context, rehabilitation can make a decisive contribution towards alleviating cost-related problems in this area:
"Save with rehabilitation and not on rehabilitation!" Total Expenditure in Germany‘s Health Care approx. EUR 278 Billions (2009) ![]() |