# Austrian healthcare reform and medical employment

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/austrian-healthcare-reform-and-medical-employment
> Updated: 2026-10-11T22:00:00.000Z. Sources: 11. Developments: 2.

Austrian Health Minister Korinna Schumann has announced upcoming health reforms designed to facilitate more part-time medical contracts. This initiative seeks to increase the availability of doctors for statutory health insurance patients.

Under the proposed changes, hospital doctors may be able to work as part-time physicians in planned specialist centers, potentially allowing insurance to cover services such as day-medical procedures. The inclusion of these contracts in the government program follows long-standing demands from the Austrian Medical Chamber. 

Additionally, the reform focuses on digitalization, including the integration of telemedicine into the 1450 health hotline and the transformation of the state health website into a centralized guidance and referral platform.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-11: Austria to introduce part-time medical contracts in health reform

Austrian Health Minister Korinna Schumann announced reforms to introduce part-time medical contracts and expand telemedicine to increase the number of doctors available for insurance-covered patients.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/austria-to-introduce-part-time-medical-contracts-in-health-reform

### 2026-10-11: Austria reports high part-time rates among teachers under new service law

New data shows over 50 percent of Austrian AHS and BMHS teachers under the new service law work part-time, driven largely by younger staff and parental leave entitlements.

8 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/austria-reports-high-part-time-rates-among-teachers-under-new-service-law

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