Austrians do not trust politicians to reform the healthcare system
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- A STANDARD poll found that only one in five Austrians trusts the government to carry out sustainable healthcare reform.
- Nearly half of respondents said they were satisfied with the current healthcare system.
- Political reform partners want to make the system more efficient as it faces pressure from structural demands, cost criticism and staff shortages.
Only one in five Austrians believes the government can deliver sustainable healthcare reform, according to a STANDARD poll.
At the same time, nearly half of respondents said they were satisfied with the country’s current healthcare system. The results point to a gap between public confidence in politicians and people’s personal assessment of the services they receive.
Austria’s healthcare system is under pressure from demands for structural reform, criticism that it is too expensive and persistent concerns about staff shortages. The government’s reform partnership aims to respond by making healthcare more efficient.
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Originally published by Der Standard in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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