The authorities in Moscow have enraged doctors and teachers with cuts leading to schools and clinic closures. Facilities are being regrouped as the all-public system is rejigged for the introduction of an insurance-based scheme. The state will allocate sums of money to yet-to-be-set-up insurance companies, which will take over all medical payments.
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Euronews: Protesters in Moscow take to the streets against the city’s education and health cuts (VIDEO)
Russian medical personnel and patients march in Moscow on November 30, 2014, protesting against healthcare system reforms.