Renzi tells regions to cut waste, not public health

(ANSA) - Rome, October 16 - Italian Premier Matteo Renzi on Thursday told regional governments to prune waste rather than cut public healthcare to meet new financial discipline in the state's 2015 budget. "Cutting health services is unacceptable. Aren't there too many managers or head physicians? Is it impossible to save on procurement or regional councilors?" wrote Renzi in a post on the social network Twitter.