The Austrian Healthcare System: Changes and Challenges

Alexander Ahammer, Rene Wiesinger and Katrin Zocher

A chapter in The Sustainability of Health Care Systems in Europe, 2021, vol. 295, pp 153-166 from Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Abstract: We study the sustainability of the Austrian healthcare system. In the first part of the chapter, we provide background on the state of the Austrian healthcare sector. In the second part, we review major healthcare interventions that recently took place in Austria, discussing their effectiveness and implications for sustainability. In the third part, we address five public health challenges that are particularly interesting in the Austrian context: ageing, risky health behaviours, healthcare access in rural areas, refugees and infectious disease epidemics.

Keywords: Sustainability; healthcare; Austria; risky behaviour; refugees; COVID-19; I18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1108/S0573-855520210000295014

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