@article{SchauflerWolff2012, author = {Thilo M. Schaufler and Malte Wolff}, title = {Cost effectiveness of preventive screening programmes for type 2 diabetes mellitus in Germany}, series = {Applied Health Economics and Health Policy}, volume = {8}, number = {3}, publisher = {Springer International Publishing}, issn = {1175-5652}, doi = {10.2165/11532880-000000000-00000}, pages = {191 -- 202}, year = {2012}, abstract = {As in several other industrialized countries, Germany’s statutory health insurance (SHI) is facing rising healthcare costs as well as the challenges caused by a double-aging society. The early detection and prevention of chronic diseases is considered a possible way to reduce the impact of these developments. However, controversy surrounds the costs and effects in terms of medical and financial outcomes of such programmes.}, language = {en} }