Oleg Shein

At Sunday's protests against hospital closures and medical layoffs in Moscow, one sign featured Putin as a skeleton. The sign reads: "You don't need treatment."

Russia is imposing cuts on its healthcare system — and doctors aren’t happy about it

December 1, 2014Global Politics

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s plan to layoff doctors and nurses has medical workers up arms. And it could create big headaches for the Russian leader.